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Movie review: &#039;Mortal Engines&#039; retreads tired tropes of far superior classics - Daily Bruin

Movie review: &#8216;Mortal Engines&#8217; retreads tired tropes of far superior classics

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“Mortal Engines” tries to be the steampunk version of “Star Wars,” but still falls short. First-time director Christian Rivers borrowed heavily from the same character sheets and story beats as the global science fiction franchise when making this film, and it shows.

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Movie review: ‘Mortal Engines’ retreads tired tropes of far superior classics

By Jordan Wilson

Dec. 14, 2018 1:32 p.m.