Mute

Netflix | Release Date: February 23, 2018

5.2	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 145 Ratings

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EricgriffinloveMar 18, 2018

Uninspired, flat, and overall boring; With no real story to tell that feels like a high school film project- Mute fails at even being a film in every way.

3 of 4 users found this helpful31

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katezoeFeb 27, 2018

Big disappointment. Story is a hot mess. Boring movie. Waste of time. Visuals been seen in numerous dystopian films nothing new.

4 of 7 users found this helpful43

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SatanskiFeb 10, 2019

Boring plot, dull characters, shallow in every aspect. At some points, i had a mild feeling, like i was watching some conglomerate of random scenes.

3 of 6 users found this helpful33

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grantpolifkaAug 13, 2018

The film has talent in front and behind the camera, but the results do not show in this boring Blade Runner-wannabe.

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

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Idiota150Feb 23, 2018

Dull sleeping pill. There's a reason you won't see this "Direct to Video/Netflix" movie in theaters. Most acting was kind of borderline bad, the muteness probably made it worse. Future setting tricked me into watching this, but that was justDull sleeping pill. There's a reason you won't see this "Direct to Video/Netflix" movie in theaters. Most acting was kind of borderline bad, the muteness probably made it worse. Future setting tricked me into watching this, but that was just another gimmick which added absolutely nothing (apart from being unconvincing). Scrutinizing what's left of the actual story, you kind of realize there is nothing there that is mildly interesting.… Expand

5 of 14 users found this helpful59

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whoischarlotteFeb 28, 2018

Oh no. That was disappointing. I was looking forward to this, but of course, it’s another let down Netflix film. From the beginning, it was dull and it dragged. The first act lasted about 35-40 minutes and not much really happened. It tookOh no. That was disappointing. I was looking forward to this, but of course, it’s another let down Netflix film. From the beginning, it was dull and it dragged. The first act lasted about 35-40 minutes and not much really happened. It took way too long to get going and even when it did, there direction was very confused. This film didn’t have a main focus. One moment, Leo is looking for his missing girlfriend but then there are two sex robots, but wait isn’t that Paul Rudd looking like a porn star. Very messy.… Expand

1 of 3 users found this helpful12

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McGillotineFeb 27, 2018

Dear Netflix,

Please stop helping butcher the sci-fi genre. Altered Carbon was meh but with these last two, The Cloverfield Paradox and now Mute, are just complete sh*t. I understand that most sci-fi films released this day aren'tDear Netflix,

Please stop helping butcher the sci-fi genre. Altered Carbon was meh but with these last two, The Cloverfield Paradox and now Mute, are just complete sh*t. I understand that most sci-fi films released this day aren't particularly good but at-least there semi-watchable, not completely pointless, and don't put me to sleep. I think you may have gotten caught in the idea of what you can do as opposed to what you should do and while crapfests such as Mute may be cheap to buy and distribute, they're cheap for a reason and chances are you could likely get them for free just so the original production company can wash there hands of the mess. Set in Berlin 40 years from now, the creatively named 'Mute' follows a mute Amish bartender who is searching for his missing girlfriend. What ensures is a bunch of loosely tied plot threads, another Blade Runner themed world (which i'll address soon), and a bunch of boring and misplaced performances that all accumulate to yet another bad excuse at neo-noir film-making. Duncan Jones, the writer and director of this film once again continues his downward spiral in film-making following the abomination Warcraft. While the only good film he made was Moon (which this film will be sure to remind you of) Jones shows, that he still hasn't found his way back to writing a good film and will now have to spend the next few years reminding people at parties that he wrote and directed Moon, before he is given another gig. Jones direction overall is a mess and nothing really connects nor makes sense in the greater scheme of things, character motivations seem off and when the film finds itself at an impasse an element of deus ex machina is thrown in to get the protagonist onto the next set so things can get wrapped up.

Before i continue i would like to segue onto the topic of Blade Runner because it seems like every neo-noir project ever made needs to ceremoniously kiss it's ass and structure it's entire world around 2019 Los Angles. Now don't get me wrong, Blade Runner is among my top 10 favorite films ever made, but for god's sake be original, because if hear visually inspired by Blade Runner mentioned one more time, i think i'm going to scream.

Now that that's over, acting. Now acting in this film as i said before is boring, Alexander Skarsgård is the lead and he is difficult watch, not only is his presence in the film just akward to watch, the fact that his character doesn't talk also makes him all the more dis-interesting as his spends the majority of the movie drawing pictures and punching people. Paul Rudd makes the best of his time between his marvel acting gigs in yet another type-cast role in which he plays the sarcastic every-man. And newcomer Seyneb Saleh plays the love interest, a paint by numbers femme fatale with a dark secret and past, that is only slightly more interesting to watch then the lead as she actually speaks.

Mute is a boring and uninspired Blade Runner rip off with a few quirks throw in for good measure. You probably won't remember this film after you watch it, I sure don't and if the movies title wasn't 4 letters i probably would have forgotten that already too.… Expand

1 of 5 users found this helpful14

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FtFtApr 11, 2019

Terrible, terrible, terrible. Despite Netflix spending meagbucks and having great actors and director this movie just fails.

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

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MahmusOct 18, 2020

It's like "Nicolas Winding Refn meets Blade Runner", which sounds like it should be amazing, but instead it just feels like a bunch of cyberpunk iconography thrown in in the hopes of making the story less boring. It doesn't. It reallyIt's like "Nicolas Winding Refn meets Blade Runner", which sounds like it should be amazing, but instead it just feels like a bunch of cyberpunk iconography thrown in in the hopes of making the story less boring. It doesn't. It really doesn't.

It makes the same mistake many other bad movies do. It sets its story in a sci-fi or fantasy world and completely wastes it a generic crime thriller plot that doesn't let the world be of any use.

It's also way too long. The longer it went the less I liked it, which is a shame because it actually started pretty strong.

Alexander Skarsgård and Paul Rudd are pretty good though. The visuals too.… Expand

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eagleeyevikingJul 12, 2018

While the soundtrack and visuals are better than average, and the ending is satisfying, the film before it is a flat long bore.

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DaemonNetrunnerJan 3, 2021

Movie was straight cheeks. There was no reason for the main character to be mute and there was no reason for the setting. None of these were really explored in the movie.

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DarkwingSchmuckMar 23, 2022

Mute is bargain bin Blade Runner. It has some ideas here and there, but nothing is properly fleshed out or memorable. It's sad to see a science fiction film this feeble and uninteresting come from the man who made Moon and Source Code.

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