The Mummy (2017) tries to please. But it ends up being unfunny, messy, and way too desperate to remind.
The Mummy (2017) Synopsis
In Ancient Egypt, Princess Ahmanet forms a pact with the evil god Set after she is denied ascension to the throne. She then brutally murders her entire family. To punish her, Egyptian priests mummify Ahmanet alive and bury her in a tomb of mercury. Jump forward to modern-day Iraq, soldier of fortune Nick Morton discovers Ahmanet’s prison, and in an unthinking moment, liberates her. Condemned thus to be Ahmanet’s chosen, Nick is forced to work alongside the mysterious organisation Prodigium to stop the revived princess. Through them, he also learns with horror that Ahmanet intends to use him as a vessel to bring Set into our world.
Snappy Review
I’m going to focus on the better parts of The Mummy (2017), given so many negative things about it have already been posted online.
This means that this review is going to be kinda short, since there are really, really, very few good things to highlight …
Let’s see. There’s the plane crash segment and some brief but reasonable effects. There’s also Universal’s very marked effort to recreate the ambience of their past gems; creepy crypts, things popping out of the water, the likes of. For those of us who remember watching these in classic horror movies, there’s a vague sense of nostalgia.
Next, there’s French-Algerian actress Sofia Boutella. She does a reasonable job with the antagonist, alternating between vulnerable, sultry, and mysterious. Her performance probably would have resonated much more, though, had her character been less ambiguous.
Yeah. Somehow, she just doesn’t feel as evil as said to be. The movie is also too undecided on what sort of villain she is. At a certain point, it almost wants you to regard her as a victim.
Yup. That’s all that I like about The Mummy (2017).
Here’s my big problem with all of the above too. You get at least half of these good bits just by watching the trailer. Not kidding.
If this is meant to be the launchpad of the Dark Universe, I think the future of that Universe is dark indeed, no pun intended. Throwing in big, A-list names is obviously not going to save the day too.
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Agreed! After all the advertising hype for this movie, it disappoints. Was expecting it to be way better.