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The good thing about this Netflix-produced sci-fi is its decent portrayal of a cyber-punk Berlin. Unfortunately, the atmosphere of the city is the only thing you’re left with after the film ends, as it’s something you don’t see every day in the sci-fi genre. The story is rather boring, featuring characters you forget after a few moments. This flick has no emotion, no distinctive character, nothing. (28.04.2020)

Duncan Jones is a solid director with three triumphs to his name, but his new release Mute with 44% is quite a mystery. Personally, I didn't find it as terrible as the ratings here. Alexander Skarsgård is likeable and makes the film quite interesting by being a mute, Paul Rudd plays a wacky bad guy and was actually unrecognizable. Visually it's not very appealing, at times I felt like I wasn't watching a sci-fi movie but a movie from our world, occasionally a drone or flying car flies by, but compared to Blade Runner the film is visually poorer. The action is pretty good, but there's not much of it and the storyline is a bit lacking, but I liked the denouement. I didn't get bored. 55%. (27.02.2018)

This is a film with interesting potential that could almost be a cult film, either for the hero, who is cool at first glance, or for the visuals, which are great. As it turns out, though, the only really good character is the one played by Paul Rudd and otherwise the potential is killed, especially in the story, which in the end tries to be almost sentimental. Hopefully Duncan will make something better. (15.03.2018)