Mortal

Name: Mortal
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Released: November 6, 2020
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 20
Cast: Ania Nova, Arthur Hakalahti, Iben Akerlie, Martin Grid Toennesen, Nat Wolff

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Nordisk Film | Release Date (Streaming): November 6, 2020 | R

Starring: Ania Nova, Arthur Hakalahti, Iben Akerlie, Martin Grid Toennesen, Nat Wolff, Niko Rusakov, Oddrun Valestrand, Per Egil Aske, Per Frisch, Priyanka Bose, Ravdeep Singh Bajwa, Sunniva Lind Høverstad, Sveinung Augestad

Summary: A sleepy Norwegian town erupts after an American backpacker, Eric, is arrested. Witnesses claim a teen died after touching the stranger, and that he inexplicably started a fire that engulfed a farm. He warns a psychologist, Christine, that he has supernatural powers, and that anyone who gets too close to him dies. Is Eric a liar, a freak ofA sleepy Norwegian town erupts after an American backpacker, Eric, is arrested. Witnesses claim a teen died after touching the stranger, and that he inexplicably started a fire that engulfed a farm. He warns a psychologist, Christine, that he has supernatural powers, and that anyone who gets too close to him dies. Is Eric a liar, a freak of nature, an angry god? Determined to find the truth, Christine draws nearer, and what she finds is beyond her wildest imaginings.… Expand

Director: André Øvredal

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Rating: R

Runtime: 104 min

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Mike D'Angelo

Nov 4, 2020

Director and cowriter André Øvredal (Trollhunter, The Autopsy Of Jane Doe) gets credit here for “original story,” but every single element has been borrowed, and precious little else of note about Mortal remains. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Nov 5, 2020

Mortal isn’t really a movie proper as it is ponderous scene-setting for a potential sequel. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Nov 12, 2020

Mortal plods along for most of its running time with the occasional helicopter chase scene and plenty of CGI fulminology: But ultimately Ovredal’s not-so-deep-dive into Norwegian mythos is a too-obvious let down. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Odie Henderson

Nov 6, 2020

All you need to know is that this slow-moving, sci-fi origin story was made by Norwegian co-writer/director André Øvredal, the man who previously gave us the far more entertaining “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.” Read full review

Guy Lodge

Nov 6, 2020

What surprises Mortal holds largely relate to the oddity of its construction and its tonal whiplash, as a thin, repetitive narrative skips from emo “Twilight” moping to dour Scandi-noir procedural to dollar-store Marvel ripoff. Read full review

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Martradh

Jan 27, 2022

This was an entertaining movie. It is a fairly grounded take on lore and an enjoyable journey of self discovery.