this is the kind of visual spectacle where Peter Jackson excels, like "Mad Max" meets "Godzilla"; Unfortunately, there's not much room left for fleshed-out personalities or narrative depth, making the whiz-bang wonder often feel too empty
it's an interesting, exciting sequence; Unfortunately, "Mortal Engines" displays anything recognizable as wit or dramatic invention, as the movie devolves from promising to unwieldy, then baffling, then exhausting, then finally unintentionally hysterical
a tiringly frenetic and derivative fantasy-adventure movie; There are some lively things about Mortal Engines, and the performances are game enough; in all its effortful steampunkiness, Mortal Engines isn't a film which is particularly exciting or funny
a derivative steampunk fantasy that feels like a cross between "Fury Road" and "Final Fantasy", "Mortal Engines" isn't good, but it sure is huge; There's so much to love here, and so little opportunity to enjoy it
by Brian Truitt [USA Today ]
by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian ]
