At the end of the Ice Age, The Machine came from the outer space with the purpose to change men into mutants. However, a hero defeated the device and a great seal was laid over The Machine. In 2707, the depleted world is ruled by four Corporations: Mishima, Bauhaus, Capitol and Imperial that are in constant war. During a battle between Capitol and Bauhaus, the great seal is broken and The Machine comes to life once again and begins transforming soldiers and civilians into hordes of mutants.
A small part of the population escapes to Mars, leaving millions of people behind. The leader of an ancient brotherhood, Brother Samuel(Ron Perlman) is a believer of the Chronicles, a bible about the mutants. With the city under siege by the mutants, he visits the Corporations' leader Constantine(John Malkovich) asking for an aircraft and twenty men for a suicide mission to destroy The Machine,by planting a bomb and using an ancient detonator following the knowledge of the Chronicles.
Samuel recruits the tough Major 'Mitch' Hunter(Thomas Jane); the Bauhaus Lieutenant Maximillian von Steiner; the keeper of the Chronicles Severian(Anna Walton) is silent but deadly; the gorgeous & lethal Corporal Valerie Duval(Devon Aoki); Corporal Juba Kim Wu; Captain John McGuire; and Corporal Jesus 'El Jesus' de Barrera. Together they become the last hope of Earth against the evil mutants.
A futuristic "Dirty Dozen" by director Simon Hunter and written by Phillip Eisner. The film's look reminds me of "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow", which I think was an underrated film . The story for Mutant Chronicles breaks no new ground, but is an interesting twist on the group quest theme. The cast all give solid performances and Thomas Jane once again is top notch as the stoic Mitch Hunter.
If you are looking for something a little different in the SciFi vein , then check out The Mutant Chronicles and have some fun at the movies.
Screen Writer Ink
