Mortal Engines
"The Guardian" film critic Peter Bradshaw gave the film 2/5 stars, describing it as "steampunk Star Wars, with a bit of low-octane Gilliam and Gaiman on the side." Bradshaw also characterized "Mortal Engines" as a "tiringly frenetic and derivative fantasy-adventure movie." Similarly, "The Daily Telegraph" Tim Robey awarded "Mortal Engines" 2/5 stars, describing the film as a "mechanical, soulless dystopian theme park ride to nowhere." "Variety" reviewer Andrew Barker praised "Mortal Engines" opening chase sequence but criticized the "unwieldy, baffling, exhausting, and unintentionally hysterical" plot development. While praising the film's emotional depth and Junkie XL's score, Barker compared "Mortal Engines" unfavorably to other science fiction films such as "Cloud Atlas" and "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets".