THE MUMMY (2017) ENG-HIN

In Ancient Egypt, Princess Ahmanet (Sophia Boutella), the only child of the current Egyptian pharaoh, was destined to rule, but, after her father’s wife gave birth to a son, Ahmanet’s birthright destiny to be Egypt’s future ruler was taken from her. Making a deal with Set, the Egyptian God of Death, Ahmanet allows evil into herself, which ultimately leads her to being mummified and sealed away for all time. Fast forward to present day, Army Reconnaissance Sgt. Nick Morton (Tom Cruise), who makes a little extra money on the side with his best friend and partner Chris Vail (Jake Johnson) by hunting ancient relics / treasures and then selling them on the black market. After one of their missions goes askew, the pair accidentally uncover the forbidden tomb of Ahmanet. Joined by anthologist Jenny Halsey (Annabelle Wallis), Nick and Vail explore the ancient tomb, stumbling upon the sarcophagus of Ahmanet. Unfortunately, when Nick sets off a series of events that ultimately frees Ahmanet from her eternally prison, tragedy and mayhem begins to befall everyone around him. Freed from captivity, Ahmanet seeks to complete the ritual that would fulfill her deal with Set, but Nick (unintentionally) has become tethered to her plans. To make matters even worse and further complicating the situation is the appearance of Prodigium, a group for which Jenny is employed and, led by Dr. Henry Jekyll (Russell Crowe) is dedicated to discovering and defeating the evils of the world. Facing the full wrath of Ahmanet, it’s up to Nick to find a way to defeat her and the save the world from completing her task.

Suffice to say that, the character of the “Mummy” has been a classic feature of cinematic monsters, joining the ranks of Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, the Werewolf, and others. While I’ve never seeing the original Karl Freund’s The Mummy (or is it follow-ups installments than ran from 1932-1955), I’ve heard that their good and are iconic in their own right as a part of the “classic monster” movies. I have seeing Stephen Sommer’s The Mummy series and mostly enjoyed all the entries. The core installments, which make up the trilogy, are good (the original 1999 film was my best) and, while not these movies are not the quintessential “Mummy” movies, they do demonstrate a certain balance of action-adventure aesthetics that’s combined with fantasy-horror elements. Yes, there a bit cheesy and not the best cinematic trilogy out there, but there’s a certain cult following to them, including myself. The Scorpion King movies, the spin-offs film for this series were “meh” (in my opinion) as I’ve only seeing two out of the four features and have little to no desire to see the other two.
This, of course, brings us back to the present with a “new” (reboot and revamped) Mummy movie and the start of a new shared cinematic universe for all the iconic film monsters. In actuality, this wasn’t the first attempt that Universal tried to restart this monster universe as the 2014 film Dracula Untold, which starred actor Luke Evans as iconic Vlad the Impaler aka Dracula, was supposed to the first installment in series. Unfortunately, Dracula Untold, was faced with mixed to negative reviews and underperformed at the box office, collecting only $217 million (globally) and failing the projected target that the studio was looking for. Thus, Dracula Untold was dismissed as part of Universal’s Monster Universe films (just a little backstory for you guys). Anyways, I remember hearing all the internet talk and newsfeeds about a new Mummy movie and was also going to be the start of Universal’s new Monster Cinematic Universe, which is now called “The Dark Universe”. The trailers for the film made it look somewhat interesting, but I wasn’t completely sold on the idea, with Tom Cruise as the lead. However, I was curious to see a female “Mummy” character (and do like Sophia Boutella) as well as to see if this movie can succeed where Dracula Untold failed in both as a standalone revamped monster movie as well as being the foundation for this new Dark Universe series. So, what did I think of 2017’s The Mummy. Well, it’s not good. While the movie tries to offer a new spin on the classic, The Mummy mostly ends up being a stale action / adventure film that fails to deliver on its pre-release hype and notoriety, which does not bode well for being the start of Universal’s Dark Universe franchise.
The Mummy is directed by Alex Kurtzman, whose career is mostly in the field of writing and producing feature films such as Transformers, Star Trek, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and The Island. Given that background of blockbuster type films, Kurtzman seemed like the ideal choice for directing this revamped version of The Mummy, which is his largest film he’s directed in his career. To be fair, Kurtzman does staging everything the right way, which makes The Mummy a decent fantasy adventure / horror flick, especially with certain elements that help propel the movie forward within this cinematic world. To be truthful, there are a couple of moments that are genuinely good horror nuances (the first scene with Ahmanet’s return is probably the best example) and it’s with these scenes that movie achieves greatness. On a technical level, The Mummy is also big and vast, with its various sets and scope on a grand scale to tell its story as well as its visual effects, which bring Ahmanet’s dark power to life. Additionally, the music for the film, which is composed by Brian Tyler, is actually pretty good and fits the mood and underscore tones of the feature. Lastly, there is a reference to the 1999 version of The Mummy in this 2017 version….be on the lookout for it.
FORMAT]:…………………….[ Matroska
[CODEC]:………………[ x264
[GENRE]:……………………[ Action, Adventure, Fantasy
[FILE SIZE]:……………………[ 1072MB
[RESOLUTION]:……………….[ 1280x536

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