pretty much a disappointment in casting visuals were good but the rest forgetable
Not a great movie by any stretch, but also not as terrible as many make it out to be by comparison with the heavily nostalgia-tinted one. There are many worse films rated higher just because they do not have to suffer such comparisons.
The 2017 reboot of The Mummy franchise, directed by Alex Kurtzman, is a disappointment. The film is focused on setting up an extended universe, but fails to create a world worth spending time in. Tom Cruise plays the lead character, a rogue named Nick Morton, who along with his friend, discovers the tomb of an ancient Egyptian princess who was mummified alive. The plot follows Nick's journey as he is cursed by the princess and must stop her from bringing an ancient god into the mortal world. The film is filled with exposition and dull characters. The performance of Russell Crowe as Dr [Spoiler], the leader of a monster-busting secret organization, is particularly painful to watch. The Mummy is not only a bad film, but it is also not entertainingly bad.
El reinicio de 2017 de la franquicia The Mummy, dirigida por Alex Kurtzman, es una decepción. La película se enfoca en establecer un universo extenso, pero no logra crear un mundo en el que valga la pena pasar el tiempo. Tom Cruise interpreta al personaje principal, un pícaro llamado Nick Morton, quien junto con su amigo, descubre la tumba de una antigua princesa egipcia que fue momificado vivo. La trama sigue el viaje de Nick cuando la princesa lo maldice y debe evitar que traiga a un dios antiguo al mundo de los mortales. La película está llena de exposición y personajes aburridos. La actuación de Russell Crowe como el Dr. [Spoiler], el líder de una organización secreta que caza monstruos, es particularmente dolorosa de ver. La momia no solo es una mala película, sino que tampoco es entretenidamente mala.
That's me most ridiculous and lazy premisse I've seen in a block buster. The mummy does a pact with Set, just to be able to stab a couple people... Wtf. This movie is a joke.
Are zombies descended from mummies? Or do they have any common ancestor? ;)
Entertaining enough, I thought the first 30-40 minutes were way better than the rest of the movie overall.
This not a great movie, but it's watchable. Anything Tom Cruise is in is generally entertaining, IMHO, but most are not great movies. Except for his role in Tropic Thunder, probably the best thing Tom Cruise ever did.
If you are a fan of the Brandon Fraiser version of this, you will probably be a bit disappointed. The first one was funny, silly, slap-sticky and entertaining enough that you could watch it multiple times. This one, not so much, but it's not a bad way to waste a couple of hours of mindless entertainment.
It's open season on Tom Cruise these days. After offending an army of female admirers by jumping up and down on Oprah's guest couch, most people will now tell you they don't like Tom Cruise. "He's weird"..."He's icky", they say. It's funny how opinion has changed. I don't know if Cruise deliberately decided to make action movies for dudes now, but it certainly looks that way. Peer at his filmography over the last 10 years and tell me he hasn't cranked out consistently fun and entertaining movies. Cruise also saves this movie with his energy and ability to portray characters that think fast in moments of chaos and desperation.
Fact is, "The Mummy" isn't very good. Hopes that Universal's "Dark Universe" series would actually attempt to be scary disappeared as quickly as you can spell "PG-13". I don't understand the choice of Egyptian princess as mummy, either. I suppose a slow-walking, zombie-ish 7-foot man isn't intimidating enough? There needs to be a cat-like female mummy with powers that can bring on the apocalypse? Oh, and here's another movie with a powerful stone or gem or something. Next idea, please.
The effects were pretty good, especially the reanimation of the mummy. The way that the body creaked and untangled itself and kind of crawled around felt inspired. The plane crash scene was also well done.
I'd watch "The Mummy" again just because Cruise makes everything he's in better.
A disappointment.
'The Mummy' begins with promise. I initially enjoyed the duo of Tom Cruise and Jake Johnson, the plot set-up and the location choice of London. Russell Crowe is a standout name too. However, sadly, the film gets progressively worse throughout the 110 minutes.
The premise kinda just falls into itself, with any interest disappearing pretty quickly. The link between Cruise and Johnson becomes tiresome, as does all the comedy in the film in truth - there's a few chuckles, but nothing laugh worthy. The zombie vibe doesn't fit, either.
What also doesn't help is the fact they're blatantly trying to set up a film universe of some sort, which they put too much focus on. I found the effects hit-and-miss, I feel like they could've used more practical stuff rather than relying so much on CGI - for the make-up et al. at least.
Cruise leads ably and does a decent enough job - he has done far greater of course. Crowe never really gets going in my opinion, though does have a couple of cool to look at scenes late on. Sofia Boutella is alright, as is Annabelle Wallis. A meh for the cast.
Nothing diabolical, but a fair distance from good too.
"The Mummy" isn't a bad movie, just a "blah" one. Didn't hate it like everyone else, but liked it on a enjoyment level.
There were many promising elements here that I wouldn't call "great", but ideas that were visible in it's presentation. I must admit that plane crash scene was pretty intense and had my heart racing. Good thing that Cruise screaming from the trailer wasn't in the final cut, because that would easily ruin the scene. Sofia Boutella did a decent job playing the Mummy. And that's really it for me when it comes to positives.
The Dark Universe? Holy crap dose that feel forced. Especially with the logo at the beginning. I know the old monster movies did a shared universe, but the way this was executed was pretty embarrassing. And with "The Mummy" being the first installment for a possible franchise wasn't really a solid start. Making an old classic horror film into a summer blockbuster is the first big mistake the film made. Would have been better if made as a low budget horror movie by A24, but I guess that doesn't sell in foreign markets.
The amount of explanations in here is so abused, it feels like a first time director made this. Again, would have been better with a little visual storytelling for us to pick up on. Like Cruises character is a thief, but instead of showing him doing some thieving, they literally have to tell us loads of times just in case we didn't get it. And it doesn't end there, as we get flashbacks narrated by Russell Crowe for more explanations. Yeah!
Now I've got nothing against Tom Cruise and I never understood why anyone would dislike him. I mean, we've seen him deliver great performances and the level of dedication he puts into the work is unbelievable. But here, he feels so missed cast and it painfully shows. He was just basically playing Tom Cruise and not a character. He wasn't that good in the comedy and intense scenes.
Annabelle Wallis didn't really do anything to stand out. Her and Cruises characters are both morons who do things for shake of pressing the plot. Shes basically damsel in a distress and the worst type.
Even the tone of movie is all over the place. One minute it's trying to be funny with the characters saying one liners and making goofy faces during long pauses, as the audience are suppose to laugh. Then towards the second and third act, it completely takes a tone swift and goes for a serious version of "UNCHARTED".
Overall rating: "The Mummy" is exactly what you expected it to be from the trailers. A mash up of "Mission Impossible" and the 1999 version. Not awful, but nothing that's going to stick with me after a week.
For the first half of this I was having a fun enough time and thinking, “people have this thing all wrong!” Then the last hour happens, and the movies falls victim to cart before horse scenario and is only concerned with setting up this Dark Universe nonsense. Glad they bailed on that idea after this turd.
I'm 20 minutes in, and for the past 10 minutes, I've been thinking, "Who wrote this weak script? Is this really the best idea that the studio could come up w/ to kickstart a movie monster franchise?" The melodrama from Annabelle Wallis is difficult to stomach, especially when they find the crypt. I can't imagine getting through two hours of this dreck.
I'd like to see a sequel. I've seen it five or six times. I dig it.
Honestly I was just rooting for the mummy the whole time.
Universal hade storslagna planer på att skapa ett nytt filmmonsterunviersum då de släppte den nya versionen av den klassiska legenden om Mumien. Det märks alldeles klart att The Mummy vill vara en äventyrsfilm i stil med Brendan Fraser-klassikern The Mummy från sent 90-tal eller Spielbergs Indiana Jones-filmer, men slutresultatet landar långt ifrån dessa ambitioner. Alex Kurtzmans The Mummy är ett rörigt hopkok som rider på Tom Cruises Mission: Impossible-hype och i alltför hög grad försöker efterlikna denna. Och introduktionen verkar ju lovande, men nerförsbacken kommer tätt inpå och filmen lyckas aldrig återvända från gropen den grävt åt sig.
Tom Cruise sköter huvudrollen som han brukar, men känns överraskande malplacerad här. Han är lämpad för storslagna actionscener (och tro mig, denna film erbjuder alldeles tillräckligt med sådana stunder) men är inte speciellt trovärdig som en akademiker i stil med Fraser eller Harrison Ford. Resten av ensemblen hänger med och sköter sig hyfsat men ingen lämnar ett speciellt djupt avtryck efter sig. Den kriminellt underutnyttjade Russel Crowe gör bäst ifrån sig i en roll som alldeles tydligt har skapats bara för att återanvändas i möjliga framtida filmer. Denna film gör det för övrigt alldeles för övertydligt klart för sig att den är den första delen i en planerad filmserie och de tilltänkta banden till eventuella framtida filmer känns framkrystade och onaturliga.
The Mummy skenar alltså mycket snabbt in på villospår och övergår från en lovande äventyrsfilm till något som liknar en B-klassens skräckis. De övernaturliga elementen tar snart över hela filmen och då försvinner varje gnutta av logik och ordning från manuset. Intrigen är överkomplicerad, svårt att få ett grepp om och saknar ett tydligt syfte. Hela filmen känns överproducerad, actionscenerna är generiska och mot slutet liknar denna mera än dålig katastroffilm än något som verkligen kunde ge vägkost för ett nytt filmuniversum.
A dying religion uses Tom Cruise's empty soul as a vessel to spread its evil. Scientology or the plot to this weak remake? You decide.
1/2 Plot/Writing
1/1 Acting
/1 Characters
1/1 Pacing
1/1 Dialogue
/1 Directing
/1 Theme/Message/Symbolism
/1 Tone/Mood
/1 Living Up To It's Genre
4/10.. I was VERY Disappointed in this movie.. Absolutely Hated Russell's Character not needed as if The Mummy wasn't enough
Now I did Like the Mummy's Character But Tom Cruise Character I did not like also No Feeling to this role
Directing, Tone and Theme was Way OFF and In Genre they put Horror lost a point for that overall really Bad Forgettable Movie
The Dark Universe, if it was just based on amazing action sequences and special effects, then it would of been a blockbuster, but there were so many moving parts, that it convoluted a natural narrative. It seemed like two and a half movies were happening simultaneously. If there was a way to commit to one or create a cohesive storyline then it would have been more intriguing and less bumpy. It was entertaining, but it could have been better.
Mediocre movie. Not the disaster I thought, but still, absolutely forgettable.
this isn't a fucking movie. this is pure GARBAGE!!!
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed watching this movie. I was really into it mainly because of the stunning visuals and the fast paced sequences but at some point it occurred to me that there was way too much information and most of it felt sort of pointless or misused ... there are some huge plot holes alongside minor flaws, the plot definitely lacks attention to the details and considering how fascinating the theme can be if used well, the movie ends up leaving you with a sense of disappointment. I think a more sound storyline would have conveyed more pathos and trepidation to the audience, in my opinion I would have been a lot more scared if my brain wasn't so occupied by the thought "this doesn't make any sense"
anyways it's still entertaining and Jake Johnson is the best sidekick there ever was
Cheesy remake of Brandon Frazier mummy but i do like how all the horror monster films will tie into get her amazing idea on that so well done
The Mummy is one stupid movie!!! Plain and simple...
An extreme amount of screaming, stupid plot twists, overacting, and a very complex and convoluted script makes this a movie rather hard to like...
There are some redeeming factors though...like Sofia Boutella. She makes an excellent effort as Ahmanet (aka The Mummy). Another good part is the special effects. They might not be the most state-of-the-art, but they looked alright and there are some things, like Ahmanets eyes that were great.
This is nowhere near a must-see, but do watch it if you are into monster movies.
Better than expected! Entertaining and somehow fresh.
Don't waste the time, I had high hopes but the Movie was boring and I had to force myself to watch it until the end. The story is just boring and never exciting that's what makes it almost unwatchable.
What was said about being not good is true, he does not know what he wants to be, and the end uffff
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Well, Crowm and Cruis have helped with Universal's "great" movie experience. I will not give a star or two behind the effects, the camera or the cut because my only feeling is disappointing and if someone wants money for such a shit, it wants to send out a clear signal - WASTE. Rating 1 Star / Weak Sauce :(
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Fajn, tak i Crowm s Cruisem se s přispěním Universalu postarali o "skvělý" filmový zážitek. Nebudu rozdávat hvězdu nebo dvě za efekty, kameru nebo střih, protože můj jediný pocit je zklamání a pokud někdo chce peníze za takovou sračku, tak to chce vyslat jednoznačný signál - ODPAD.
Tom Cruise sucks in the movie. It was a typical zombie movie, with crappy acting and even the 'zombie mummies' were poor CGI. Whole movie sucked.
In view of the reviews this movie has received I was not expecting much. Being a Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror fan I had to watch it regardless of what people said about it of course.
I have to say that I do not understand why so many seem to claim it is utter crap. Sure, it is not a great movie but it is not really bad either.
It is not just a remake of the original The Mummy movies which I think is actually good. That concept is becoming a bit deja vue after all.
To me the worst part of the movie was Tom Cruise. Total lack of charisma. He really do not succeed in his role. He is mostly wondering about being meh and just reacts to the various situations he is thrown into.
Russell Crowe is a lot better as Doctor Jekyll. I quite like Doctor Jekyll being thrown into the mix by the way. I think his role worked quite well and was well played.
Being a mummy movie there are of course a lot of supernatural stuff, curses, monsters and action. In general I think it was reasonably well done. The special effects were enjoyable and the mummy herself, Sofia Boutella, was not bad at all.
On the whole the movie and the story held a lot of promise but in the end the overall performance failed to really impress. There were plenty of good things but they were just not put to good work. I think the movie would have fared a lot better with a more charismatic lead in it and perhaps a bit better script for him.
Bottom line, I did enjoy the movie. As I wrote it is not really bad but it could have been quite a bit better. The good parts were sometimes really good but in between it felt like everyone went to lunch and let the janitors have a go at movie making.
"We lost thrust in both engines," says one of the pilots of a cargo plane early on in the movie. A cargo plane with four engines. The dialogue, what there is of it, only gets worse from there. And the plane, despite the fact that it started to break up "six miles off the coast of Dover," somehow stays airborne long enough to crash more than 90 miles to the west ("400 meters north of Waverley Abbey") about two minutes later. That's something like 2700 MPH (almost four times the speed of sound) while its wings are disintegrating. Impressive. And it only gets worse from there.
Can't say I was disappointed... I saw what I was expecting... think I even had a little nap half way... The Mommy first films where quite entertaining... Tom Cruise doesn't fit this film at all... well recently I don't see him fitting in any... and it's a pity he has done some good films...
effing Horror movie :/ wrongly categorised.. or i wouldn't even have started watching it.
The story was OK for the return of the mummy and always Tom Cruise has the same hero act, maybe the scense were predicted easily, in the end you should watch the movie to know more!! recommending to watch it with 3D to not lose the fun part✌️
i expected so much more yet it was an ordinary treasure hunt story. the picture was lovely and details are well taken care of
It's a strange choice to choose classic monsters to build a blockbuster action franchise on, but here we are. And good God, the reviews I've seen for this are pretty pathetic. Sure it doesn't do anything to reinvent the wheel, and it gets pretty hokey by the the end, but it's an entertaining enough popcorn movie. And it's no more ridiculous a plot than the majority of the comic book movies coming out.
A five only because saw it on iMax 3D
Not a bad start for a reboot. Don't go into watching this movie and compare it too the the other version of the Mummy. This is not meant to have humor like the other version, this is going back to the horror days of monster movies. Saying that i would not say it would fall into the horror category. More in the action category.
The base story line is the same as the other version.
Tom Cruise is the worst part in this movie. I feel he wasn't the right choice for this movie. He plays this character like he plays most of his characters.
a very bland experience.
let's say that, it's not all that bad of a movie, it has its moments, despite the average underwhelming on going of it.
the characters are put there only for the mere purpose of let them join the dark universe as soon as possible and then live them with no depth or psychological analysis at all.
the plot is not the main problem when put beside the pacing of this movie. it's very bad paced, with the second act too slow for its contents.
the villain is literally a stain, with a blank characterization like of course, all the other characters. the main protagonist is just the portrait of the one seen in the mission impossible series but a little worse.
dr. Jekylle is actually good, the only, and I say the only thing that is not actually that bad, even if its presence is only for the upcoming films in this universe.
let's talk about the plot. it is basically nothingness, coadiuvated with totally inappropriate comic relief moments that completely ruins the general atmosphere.
it's not scary, not at all. you never fell uncomfortable or put under any kind of pressure whatsoever. this film goes from start to end motionless.
I wasn't expecting nothing from it, so it didn't really disappointed me.
just take it for what it is, an average and barely entertaining movie.
A Fine Action Horror Film.
"The Mummy" isn't a bad movie, just a "blah" one. Didn't hate it like everyone else, but liked it on a enjoyment level.
There were many promising elements here that I wouldn't call "great", but ideas that were visible in it's presentation. I must admit that plane crash scene was pretty intense and had my heart racing. Good thing that Cruise screaming from the trailer wasn't in the final cut, because that would easily ruin the scene. Sofia Boutella did a decent job playing the Mummy. And that's really it for me when it comes to positives.
The Dark Universe? Holy crap dose that feel forced. Especially with the logo at the beginning. I know the old monster movies did a shared universe, but the way this was executed was pretty embarrassing. And with "The Mummy" being the first installment for a possible franchise wasn't really a solid start. Making an old classic horror film into a summer blockbuster is the first big mistake the film made. Would have been better if made as a low budget horror movie by A24, but I guess that doesn't sell in foreign markets.
The amount of explanations in here is so abused, it feels like a first time director made this. Again, would have been better with a little visual storytelling for us to pick up on. Like Cruises character is a thief, but instead of showing him doing some thieving, they literally have to tell us loads of times just in case we didn't get it. And it doesn't end there, as we get flashbacks narrated by Russell Crowe for more explanations. Yeah!
Now I've got nothing against Tom Cruise and I never understood why anyone would dislike him. I mean, we've seen him deliver great performances and the level of dedication he puts into the work is unbelievable. But here, he feels so missed cast and it painfully shows. He was just basically playing Tom Cruise and not a character. He wasn't that good in the comedy and intense scenes.
Annabelle Wallis didn't really do anything to stand out. Her and Cruises characters are both morons who do things for shake of pressing the plot. Shes basically damsel in a distress and the worst type.
Even the tone of movie is all over the place. One minute it's trying to be funny with the characters saying one liners and making goofy faces during long pauses, as the audience are suppose to laugh. Then towards the second and third act, it completely takes a tone swift and goes for a serious version of "UNCHARTED".
Overall rating: "The Mummy" is exactly what you expected it to be from the trailers. A mash up of "Mission Impossible" and the 1999 version. Not awful, but nothing that's going to stick with me after a week.
This was fun..its not a master piece but brain numbing fun..when the action went down you felt it..the acting was fine..the only disappointment was maybe Mr Hyde
It was so and so, i liked the action scenes, the plot was a bit messy but overall not that bad, i will expect the rest of the dark universe movies and see what they will built
Everything Tom Cruise touches, turnes to shit
1 / 2 directing & technical aspect
0 / 1 story
1 / 1 act I
1 / 1 act II
0 / 1 act III
1 / 1 acting
0 / 1 dialogue
0 / 1 originality
0 / 1 lasting ability to make you think
4 out of 10
Where do I start?
Totally lacks the charm of the Fraser movies but that seems to be intentional. Thin story which was expected. The humor was flat throughout the movie. That Morton character is a total idiot and Cruise acts was if he gives a **** about the movie. Little to no chemistry between Cruise and Wallis. And - come on.....Jeckyll and Hyde ?!?! Really ?!?!
Not like this... I'm fan of the old Mummy movies with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz and I was expecting something similar but this movie is completely something else and to be honest nothing works in this movie. The relationship between main characters has no intensity, Mummy isn't scary at all and the plot is also weird. We can see another bad guy "original" escape. I don't know why film makers have to do the same mistakes over and over and make us suffer :( Average movie I will forget in 10 days. What a shame.
I was surprised they have decided to change the all idea of the mummy. I was expecting something similar to the old movies. Didn't like the female version at all. It became more like a zombie movie. I respect Cruise, but wanted to see more from Crowe. Just a 6/10 from me.
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loved the cast. some lines (comedy) were a bit forced (i'm talking about Jane's line in the upside down car in the woods) but other than that kept me smiling and focusing on the movie which is something new to me lol. love this Dark Universe thing! we're gonna see some really terrifying movies in the upcoming years.
Very ... VERY stupid, but not the right kind of stupid, and cheap(?).
Racial equity was not brutally forced.
I expected it to be unrealistic and stupid, but this is just idiotic.
But at the same time it manages to be BORING and slow, so that is quite an achievement.
Película flojísima. El protagonismo total de Tom Cruise, lleva a momentos ridículos. Totalmente olvidable.
The movie probably had more potential before Tom Cruise signed on and turned it into a another Mission Impossible with mummies.
This movie is more like The Mum-meh
It´s so bad that i actually laughed in a few scenes... so in a way the movie served his purpose(?)....
The best you can say about this movie is that it was okay. It wasn't great, it wasn't even good, but it was okay. This is the beginning of a new dark universe so it's not really just a mummy movie, it was more of a character introduction movie. The action was okay, the characters were okay. The romance was a bit forced and mostly there just to justify the ending. Jekyll and Hyde was pretty well done but it was all rather abbreviated. So, I didn't love it but I didn't hate it.
Better than what the critics would have you believe. It just wasn't fresh or special, like say, the first Robert Downy Jr. Sherlock Holmes movie.
It was an okay movie. I didn't really see the need for Jake Johnson's role in this movie after the beginning. I guess they tried to make it a sort of friend betrayal thing? I'm not even sure. The action in this movie was good, and I think the comedy was alright. I didn't really see any real interaction between Tom Cruise and Jenny, and the character development was pretty non-existent. What was the point of the eyes?
Overall, it definitely wasn't boring. But it wasn't an amazing movie either.
The adventures of Tu-Tom-kommon...Mummy say knock you out...of my watch list that is
movie was not so bad as i heard and read about ratings ... graphics and action was v good i liked the way they ended the movie by making cruse a monster too i really hope a good start with next installment. the only wrong thing with this is movie is they moved the story so fast so we wonder how it started and how it ended.. the only problem i found while watching i hope they won't make this mistake in next installment of mummy
i love universal's movies
but this time they summed up their story very quick.
Mala actuacion de Tom ... sobre actuado.. es mescla de: muertos viviente, monia, indiana... pésima de verdad
Tom Cruise's version of The Mummy has nothing to do with the original fun movies from the 90s. Completely reinvented with a more dangerous monster, a darker take, with a few interesting twists. The female lead was forgettable in my opinion but she was the love interest of Tom Cruise. I wanted more of Russel Crowe, he played a fun and twisted role that could have been explored more.
You don't get bored watching this movie, always on the go, with a few comedic parts but more serious then I expected and the trailers didn't give it away. Don't go in with high expectations so you dont get disappointed. Satisfying ending that leaves it open to a sequel but I wonder how would they make it.
An enjoyable movie if you like the genre but don't go out of your way for it.
Visually stunning. Humour doesn't fit. Story fucked up.
What is there to say, Brendan Fraser did it better obviously. I regret watching this. /r/savebrendan was right
Why try so hard to make it a little funny, dont get me wrong i love comedies, but this really doesnt fit Cruise style.
Sigh I know it's meant to be the beginning of the Dark Universe at Universal, but with a PG-13 rating, it's not all that dark. It's more like a Dark Brown Universe, when you get down to it.
In addition, you'd think with all that money they had to spend they would've found something better than ancient jokes they dug up in Indiana Jones and cliches that are simply relics they unwrapped and which refuse to die...
Not to mention this was released in the same month as Wonder Woman, which showed us how a strong female character driven film is to be made, yet The Mummy is the story of how Tom Cruise needs run around constantly saving a blonde tart.
Because I had little expectations for this film I actually quite liked. It was funny (which I definitely didn't expect) and I liked the special effects, especially the Natural History Museum bit!
Well.. not a good start for the Dark Universe, Tom Cruise doesn't fit horrors, he defiantly wasn't at his best, more there for just the money, and the film for me was just too cheesy, script was wrapped all over the place, should of been left in the tomb, but other than that the ending was bad, never made any sense, had it's funny moments, had lots of action, watchable.. i think they tried too hard on it or just rushed it.. came off more like a mock buster... too light for the dark universe
A bumpy start to Universal's Dark Universe. The film is burdened by Tom Cruise whose star wattage undermines the film. The 'star' of the film should have been the Egyptian monster, but Cruise's Indiana Jones/Brendan Fraser knockoff overplays the comedy and takes up too much screen time. It's not his fault, the clunky script is at fault, tonally all over the place with heavy exposition.
I am interested to know how the film's progress. Hopefully they will actually be 'dark' - it isn't called the grey universe for goodness sake! A little bit of darkness, a few chills and a decent reason for the monsters to coexist is what is needed.
I never thought I would say Tom Cruise is no Brendan Fraser. Fraser was perfect in a Mummy movie. Since he can handle campy. Cruise is lost with the campy material of this film. Also is lost when the film takes itself seriously. He looks like he wandered off the set of a Mission Impossible film.
The 1999 film aged pretty well and has a great score by the late Jerry Goldsmith. As well as fine effects. While yes even Stephen Sommers was at his best.
Maybe Cruise should have took a break from all the "running" and played a vampire again in a Dracula reboot. Since he can play an action hero in his sleep. Also if you want to start a monster universe. Then you start with Dracula or Frankenstein.
Cruise apparently messed up the monster universe by constantly demanding creative control. Which led to less of the actual Mummy and more Tom Cruise running. As if we have never seen him run.
I wanted to love this movie, but with little to no character development and a bad choice in Tom Cruise as Nick Morton the movie did not WOW me. More time should have been spent developing characters we could care about. Russell Crowe did not make much difference between his Jekyll/Hyde. Sofia Boutella nailed Ahmanet, but the story did not put her across as a super bad girl, having her using her army of zombie-mummies instead of her own powers. The eye f/x could have been so creepy but was not used for scares. Director Alex Kurtzman seems to think he was making an action zombie film instead of a monster mummy film. Overall the movie was OK at best and really needed some scares.
It was an okay movie. Anything is still possible for the Dark Universe, but I hope it will be better. Russel Crowe's part was good and Tom Cruises' action scenes were also pretty good. Sadly the comedy in this movie was pretty bad. Jake Johnson felt really out of place and was only funny for the first 10 minutes.
There also was a problem with the chemistry between Nick and Jenny. It felt so weird sometimes.
Overal the movie felt rushes and could be done so much better. The action is good in this movie. Hope the rest of the Dark Universe will be better.
This movie is hardly critizied (at least in the German community), so this review will be a bit longer, because in many parts I disagree, even though I think there is a lot wrong. First of, I have to admit I dont like adventure movies, so movies like National Treasure, Indiana Jones and the Mummy trillogy are not my piece of cake; I haven't even fully watched the 1999 Mummy yet, so why did I go to the cinema at all? First: Tom Cruise, second: Jake Johnson (I love him as Nick Miller in the sitcom New Gril), and third: I liked the trailer. So my interest was peaked. Still not liking adventure movies I was also skeptic.
And in the beginning, my skepticisim was met: The entire frame story, introducing Nick (Tom Cruise) and Chris (Jake Johnson) and describing how they meet Jennifer (Annabelle Wallis) and how it comes that those three start recovering a sarcophagus - what a load of b... This is not realistic at all, and therefore I cannot believe it; if it was a comedy, okey (and I wasn't so sure that it's not going to be, because in the beginning it surely all pointed in that direction); but for a serious movie? At least I expect som serious story.
The first thing that was interesting to me was the actual finding of the sarcophagus; it really looked cool, they had some cool ideas like with the mercury, the mechanism, and the spiders, and the birds, etc. Why however Nick and Chris can actually abandon their job and fly with Jennifer and the sarcophagus to London? Again - story is not believable. And the logics behind the character Henry (Russel Crow) is absolutely beyond me - no that makes no sense at all! I mean seriously? We dig up a many thousand years old mummy and a some hundred yeras old templar, revive the mummy, give her the weapon to release the ultimate evil, so that we can fight it? Seriously? Why don't just put her back in the sarcophagus, fill it up with mercury again, and let her rott for eternity in a save space as this base where he is operating from is said to be?!
But we have already established this: The framing story is at best average.
And this is the most sadest thing, because the rest of the movie does a lot right - not everything, but I liked a lot of things, starting with the look. When looking at promotional pictures I laughed, because seriously? Sofia Boutella (I absolutely loved her in Star Trek Beyond as Jaylah!!!) in sexy poses being the scary mummy? Not really. But! In the movie she isn't. She eventually gets there, but it's a long journey from starting out as a corpse that can bearly crawl, into various stages of half-humanoid with a lot of wholes in her face and everywhere, up to the latests scenes, where she regains her full looks. And that's pretty cool. Also, her powers are great I loved her kiss that sucked out the live of others, turning them into zombies while simultaneously making her stronger. So when it comes to the costume, makeup, and effects (including CGI), I really liked the movie. I also enjoyed the action scenes, they where pretty well done, and I had fun watching them. When it comes to acting, both Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella do a great job. Also Russel Corw is as good as expected (but more to him later). Jake Johnson plays the role that I expected and that I love. However, I somehow found it not fitting into the general tone of the movie. Especially in the beginning I found him to be a bit annoying; however his later role I somewhat liked, expecially taking in the fact that in New Girl he's also obsessed with this. I mean the zombies - in New Girl he always wants to write his zombie novel - and now in the Mummy he gets to play one. That is pretty neat. But all in all he's just the side kick, sometimes annoying, sometimes neat, but until the end, he is not really relevant for this story at all - and even in the end, you could have found other ways; so I am a bit ambivalent about his role. Non the less, I like Jake Johnson :D
Whom I did not like at all was Annabelle Wallis. She's just means to an end, but other than taht totally irrelevant (as a character), just tagging along all the time, not funny, not interesting, not tough and able to defend her self, not intelligent, nothing. There isn't even any chemistry between her and Tom Cruise, which is why even a main plot line does not really work as it should have. So, all in all, her character could have been written better, she could have had more story impact - I mean, she's there, isn't she? And also, I think Annabelle Wallis was the possibly worst cast. She's however not irrelevant, because there is one important factor she adds to the story.
Besides this I however liked the cast (a bit more of Johnsen would have been nice, but yeah) and I think they did a good job. Another thing I really liked: the genre. I spent some time in the beginning explaining how I dislike adventure movies; well: This one starts out to be an adventure movie with some comedy scenes, but overall it is a rather dark movie, which besides action also offers some horror-elements, such as jump scares, dark and spooky creatures, and an overall dark tone. I liked that - today it might sound silly, but the mummy movies used to be horror movies from the black and white era, and even with color TV the mummy was used, e.g. by the Hammer studios as horror movie creature. So somehow this is kind of a "back to the roots" thing. Not entirely, it is also an action movie and a bit of adventure, but still.
Let's get back to Russel Crow. He is playing an interesting character, and while introducing it, I rememberd reading about the Dark Universe that Universal wants to create - something similar to MCU or DCEU but with horror movie villans (such as Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman, etc.); all these will get new movies, and they will have some combining elements - apparently that is Russel Crows character Henry. All in all not bad, the scenery was also nice, you are not pushed into "hey look, our horror universe", it's quite settle, but if you know it, you'll see it (and it is not to be like in the comic movies - we won't have Dracula fighting next to Frankenstein and the Wolfman, having a war with the Invisible Man and Frankensteins Bride, or anything - all movies will stand alone - but there will be a combining component: Henry(?)). So, yes, I liked the idea - BUT: what the movies shows about Henry was - for my taste - far too much. It does not have anything to do with the main story, it totally digresses, and therefore does not fit in. Better they would have left it with the short pointers from the beginning where we meet him.
The end was suprising, and therefore good. I thought it would end the way it was forseen Tom Cruise breakes the stone, the Mummy cannot do anything, maybe the curse breaks while doing so, and in the end, they find a way of destroying her - probably with the mercury; but after Nick doing what he did I thought: Wow, and now?! - I wished the effect of his deeds would have gotten a bit more screen time - what follows was relatively short.
But all in all I was entertained, even though I wasn't that well (my contacts where itching and my 3D glasses at cinema were crooked). The movie does have some lenghty parts, but it did deliver more than I expected and I had a nice evening at the cinema. Most of the negatives I can condone - I have seen much worse. It's nothing you'd need to have seen in cinemas, but it's a nice to watch movie. I am excited about how this will go on and how the Dark Universe will further unfold - 2019 we'll get the next installment: The Bride of Frankenstein :)
I may be a little biased but I think the Brendan Fraser's Mummy was better. I did watch it a lot as a kid but that one never took itself too serious and it was fun. There was at least some humor in that one. This movie tries too hard. Its too dark, literally most of the scenes are almost too dark to see whats happening. The pacing was bad. Tom Cruise's character isn't really likeable, he is just kind of a dick. Which is scary, no pun intended, if he is going to be in all the dark universe movies. Jake Johnson's character is trying to be the comic relief but I just hated him. I'm interested in the dark universe but I hope they just concentrate on making the next movie good rather than universe building.
Just came out of the movie theatre so my impressions are fresh. The movie has a great premise and good actors which should make for a good movie. Should. But it's not. It took me about 15 minutes wondering who was directing it. I didn't do any research beforehand and I guess I missed the director line during the start credits. But as I said about 15 minutes in the movie becomes such a mess you are wondering who was at the helm. It has gigantic pacing issues. Throughout the whole movie it seems like the director was a kid breaking a toy and having trouble putting it back together again. The pieces just did not fit. And when the movie ended I saw why and it made sense. Directed by Alex Kurtzman. This is another prime example why writers should not direct. I knew Kurtzman's work as a writer. Mission Impossible III, Star Trek, Transformers are all good action movies with solid scripts thanks to Kurtzman. However this was his first big budget directing job and it shows. The movie is a mess. So many wasted opportunities. Would have loved to see this in the hands of a different more experienced director like Del Toro or McQuarrie who seems to be Cruise's new go-to-guy. Anyway, The Mummy was mildly entertaining but was ultimately a dissapointment. I'd give this 6 out of 10.
Yes I agree the movie is going to be great only because of the presence of sofia Boutella, Young & Sexy woman :)
Shout by Dann MichalskiBlockedParent2023-10-11T20:00:02Z
Universal launches their Dark Universe (again) with a rather mediocre and uninspired remake of The Mummy. The story follows a corrupt Army recon officer who discovers the tomb of a lost Egyptian princess who made a pact with Set, the god of death, and after her casket is excavated she breaks free and attempts to perform a ritual that will resurrect Set in a new body. Starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, and Russell Crowe, the cast isn’t too bad; though Cruise and Crowe pretty much phone in their performances. The writing is also weak, particularly the dialog which comes off as forced and unnatural. Still, the special effects are incredibly well-done and make for some dynamic and exciting fight scenes. Yet while The Mummy has a bit of adventure to it, without compelling characters it’s just noise.