Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

pointyfilippa The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

maureen_smith5 The zombie genre is one of my favourites(The Walking Dead is my favourite TV series ever and love films like Dawn Of The Dead and Shaun Of The Dead)as is the zombie/virus sub genre(my favourite British film is 28 Days Later)so this French spin on the genre was a superb one.This film follows a more 28 Days Later plot than the dead back to life plot where a nasty infection turns people into ravenous monsters but unlike any zombie/virus film I've seen before it makes the person infected go through a much longer transformation process than say 28 Days Later or World War Z(the infected transform in about ten seconds in them)with the infected going through a horrifying four days or so before full blown mutant/zombie mode happens.We follow Sonia a medical person of some sort(never explained what she does)who has to care for her boyfriend Marco who gets infected with the virus that has swept the world(well I think the whole world)and has to watch him go through a nasty transformation which includes his hair falling out,yanking his teeth out(yeah yuk I know),vomiting incessantly(more like exploding out)and having moments of what's to come like having vivid dreams of being a zombie,raging at Sonia and shouting horribly.As she seems immune(she is attacked a few times but never transforms)she tries to make a cure but it doesn't work and seems to speed up Marco's transformation so she locks him up for her safety.Just after a group arrives and their leader threatens Sonia with a gun and demands the keys to the ambulance she and Marco travelled in(to the big building they are staying in)but she makes out its out of petrol.As a horde of mutant/zombies gather outside she tries to make contact with the helicopter base in hopes of being rescued and makes contact(telling them that she is pregnant also)but just after the infected storm the building plus Marco is now a full blown mutant.Can Sonia survive,will the nasty group that invaded help or will she suffer at the hands of both humans and ex humans.This was a different take on this popular horror genre and though its no classic and some of it is ultra gory I thoroughly enjoyed it and unlike other people reviewing it saying it dragged it never did for me,the whole point of the slow part in the middle was to show the painful process in how a infected person transforms and how hard it is to see someone you love become something entirely different.The acting by the two main actors was sublime and you really feel for both Sonia watching the love of her life slowly transform into a monster and Marco who goes through four days(or how many days it was)of a agonising process that will see him suffer in every imaginable way possible and though the infection in 28 Days Later or World War Z is quick and nasty this would be much worse for someone to feel all this and to lose hair,teeth and vomit like that and then become a zombie would be worse than anything you could imagine,both give wonderful performances that deserves more plaudits than they got.The others are good but are pretty wasted even if the man who was the gang leader played a nasty and selfish person very well(got his comeuppance though later)plus the cop lady at the start was very good in a small role.Action or exciting wise it comes a bit at the start and much at the finale and the final scenes are terrific and worth the build up before hand with hordes of infected like a scene from 28 Days Later or a action packed sequence from The Walking Dead who storm the big building and take down the gang one by one with the gang leader Frank selfishly locking his supposed lover out from him so she dies a nasty death(shown in a Walking Dead point of view type with blood splattering the camera)before evil Frank got what was coming to him just after(my goodness he deserved that).Other great moments include Marco's many moments of madness which seen him go through a nasty bout of vomiting(don't watch if you don't like seeing people being sick),chasing after Sonia butt naked covered in blood and a gory scene of him pulling his teeth out(not nice guys trust me).Another scene I liked was one of the gang members(bald guy)facing off with the mutants before being ripped apart.I really enjoyed this French horror film and though its neither a classic horror film or zombie film its certainly worth a watch with for a film of this type top quality acting,gore galore,a group of nasty bad guys,beautiful imagery(snow filled mountains)winter setting which is great for a zombie film and a new spin on this extremely popular genre.

Nigel P This French film about surviving a zombie apocalypse is not to be confused with the American film released around the same time, with the same name.Sometimes, it's nice just to sit back with a cup of tea and watch a group of people being attacked by the living dead in a world gone mad and unspeakable conditions with little hope of survival or anything other than a life of unbelievable suffering.In the icy grip of winter, armed with the determined but vague notion of escaping this carnage, Marco (Francis Renaud) and pregnant Sonia (Hélène de Fougerolles) hide out in an abandoned building miles away from anyone. Marco, however, has been infected, and over the film's running time we see his girlfriend treating him, pathetically thinking he will recover. As his slow and graphic disintegration continues apace, the couples' desperation is palpable.I always find it pleasing – and true to life – when the 'normal, decent' people are revealed to be villains. And that's what happens here when others arrive – some infected, some not. And so, perversely, the zombies – especially the completely mutated Marco – become a force for retribution, and the audience almost begins to side with them.There is no let up from the misery, gore, graphic violence and horror, and the film is sometimes in danger of becoming very one note. There are only so many times you can be shocked and appalled when someone is unexpectedly killed by the living dead. The only moment of optimism comes at the end, when it seems the long suffering Sonia has been saved. Although the baby she is expecting has been conceived with someone infected… Grim.

Dan Ashley (DanLives1980) Seriously, stop calling this a zombie movie. The hint is in the title! As somebody who follows video games, I am lately quite a fan of the Day-Z standalone game that is being developed for PC and PS4. 'Mutants' is that one film that such gamers should watch (even though it's not a zombie movie).The problem I find these days with low-budget apocalyptic horror is that not only does it often fail to learn from classic horrors that paved the way for modern cinema - while earning kudos for its own originality - it has too much on its plate for its budget to contend with. It's just not convincing enough, in aesthetic, story or acting ability.Introducing 'Mutants', I can only point out that not only is it an original story all of its own, it has a location all of its own lending a superb setting, and it successfully refreshes all the thrills and chills of such classics as The Shining, Aliens, Evil Dead, 28 Days Later and more (without being a zombie movie).A terrifying pandemic that turns its victims into raging flesh-eating mutants leaves two paramedics (Marcus and Sonia) and a SWAT officer on the run. When a showdown leaves only our paramedics alive, one of them injured and infected, it is up to Sonia to try to save Marcus, while protecting herself and her unborn baby.The pretense being that there is an isolated military base that they must reach, they are forced to hide in an abandoned building, where Marcus slowly mutates and Sonia loses hope. But then there are possibly worse things out there than the mutants roaming the apocalyptic winter landscape.'Mutants' takes its cue from many classics, but 'The Shining' is most definitely the one that really stands out to me. It doesn't try to be that way, it simply utilises those codes and conventions and succeeds in its mission as a result.'Mutants' is claustrophobic, tense, bloody and filled with many edge of your seat moments. The same crew could also have made an awesome 'Left 4 Dead' movie. The special effects are quite grim.My only issue regarding this movie is that the French didn't always translate too well to English. There were also a few letterbox mistakes, which were pretty amateur; something that doesn't reflect on the movie at all as a whole!

Claudio Carvalho When a deadly virus spreads out through France in the summertime, the great part of the population is mow down. The last hope of the survivors is the military station called Noah, a hidden sanctuary where scientists are researching the cure. Dr. Sonia (Hélène de Fougerolles), her beloved boyfriend Marco (Francis Renaud) and the military Perez (Marie-Sohna Conde) seek Noah driving an ambulance in a lonely road through the woods, but they run out of gas. There is an incident with a zombie with a shootout and Perez dies and Marco is hit in the stomach and contaminated by the zombie's blood. Sonia heads to an apartment complex and she lodges with Marco in the desert place; while healing his wound, Sonia tries to contact Noah. But sooner Sonia finds out that the location is indeed inhabited and she is in danger."Mutants" has the same premise of most of zombie movies, i.e., an outbreak of a virus that transforms most of the population into zombies. However, the difference in this gore movie is the dramatic plot with the love and fear of Sonia for Marco, and the claustrophobic situation that the lead actress is involved. Further, the high-level of the performances of Hélène de Fougerolles and Francis Renaud also make the difference, unusual in the horror genre. The awesome landscape with snow and the make-up are also stunning. The conclusion is a cliché for a possible sequel. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Mutações" ("Mutations")