The production design is tremendous - a lot of money has been thrown at this - and the costume design inventive, a high-spot (again snortworthy) being the Beefeater guards costumes! Where the film really crashes, like a post-Brexit stock market, is with the dialogue. I'm not a great fan of excessive CGI but here it is essential, and the special-effects team do a great job. The film is loud and action-filled and (as a significant plus) visually extremely impressive with it. Anna Fang declares "I'm not subtle" and neither is this movie. Teaming up with Londoner Tom (Robert Sheehan) and activist Anna Fang (Jihae) they must face both Thaddeus and the ever-relentless Shrike (Stephen Lang) to try to derail the destructive plan. But Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar), separated when young from her mother Pandora (yes, she has a box and we've seen it: wink, wink) is intent on stopping him, since she is on a personal path of vengence. But London, or rather the power-crazed Londoner Thaddeus Valentine (Hugo Weaving), wants revolution rather than evolution and he is working on development of one of the super-weapons that started the world's demise in the first place. Settlements are divided between those that are 'static' and those (like London) that are mobile and constantly evolving: "Municipal Darwinism" as it is hysterically described. The world has been decimated with a worldwide war - though clearly one that selectively destroyed bits of London and not others! - and the survivors must try to survive in any way they can. But when viewed from a Brexit perspective, it's hilarious! In terms of plot, this (like "Waterworld") makes clever use of the Universal logo to set the agenda. For "Mortal Engines" is the latest sci-fi feature from Peter Jackson. Having conquered most of Europe, it's time to set its sights on new markets to conquer: so London takes the Chinese on! (Now the tears of laughter are flowing freely!) Trade deals have never been more entertaining since "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace"! OK, so in the interests of 'advertising standards', I'd better make clear before you rush out to the cinema expecting a comedy feature that my tongue is firmly in my cheek here. "It's time to show the world how strong London can be". (Classic: how we SNORTED with laughter!) Stuffing it squarely to the 'remainers', London makes its own future. The Lord Mayor of London (Patrick Malahide) declares "We should never have gone into Europe. But all doesn't go entirely smoothly for the UK capital. Curiously, the captured cities' inhabitants are not exterminated but integrated into the City's population: so much for any anti-immigration policy! (LOL). Needing fuel, it has the capability to gobble-up (take that Barnier!) other towns and cities (also roaming the countryside) which London 'digests' (smoke that Tusk!). As comedy goes it's classic gold! London has been transferred, presumably via a futuristic huge forklift truck of some kind, onto a huge chassis and is now chugging its way across mainland Europe.
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