4K UHD Review – Mutant

1984’s “Mutant” (a.k.a. “Night Shadows”) is an odd picture. It seems to have the right idea, with the story basically about unrepentant corporate pollution unleashed on a small town that doesn’t have the resources to fight it. And to help the medicine go down, the production launches something of a zombie film, keeping things, at least in the final act, reasonably exciting. The writing has the potential to offer a bit of commentary on corruption, but there’s not much of an effort to really investigate the central idea of the feature. “Mutant” is fairly slow-going with a television production vibe, with director John “Bud” Cardos (who replaced original helmer Mark Rosman) unable to inject much life into mysterious happenings and violent encounters for the first hour of the endeavor. The offering eventually gets a little wilder, but the wait for a payoff can be a true test of patience. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com