❝She's been missing for eight years. What was our daughter doing in a three thousand year old sarcophagus?❞
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I knew within a couple of minutes that this film would be very divisive, but I ended up liking Lee Cronin's The Mummy. The plot was pretty standard for a horror film, and I have to admit that it wasn't very scary, but it was creepy and definitely a little vomit-inducing. The pacing of the film could've been better; the first third or so took some time to get started, but that meant that the final act felt very rushed. Some of the dialogue at times, especially from Katie, was a bit cliché and cringey, but I could overlook that because for the most part the performances from the cast were pretty good, especially from Natalie Grace and May Calamawy. The makeup and special effects, however, were brilliantly done, and I loved the detail that went into Katie's appearance. All in all, is this better than the 1999 reimagining? Absolutely not. Is it better than the shitty Tom Cruise one? Undoubtedly yes.
side-note: i think i'm cursed, because almost every cinema experience i've had this year has been terrible. there were two kids sat a couple of seats away from me in the same row, and they talked and laughed loudly through the entire film, and no amount of shushing would get them to shut up. not to mention, they took their shoes off and stuck their feet on the backs of the seats in front of them, even though people were sitting in them. they shouldn't have even been allowed in the screening; the film's an 18, and they couldn't be more than 11 years old. i thought i was going to lose my mind.
❝She's been missing for eight years. What was our daughter doing in a three thousand year old sarcophagus?❞
⊱ ─── . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ᯽ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁. ─── ⊰
I knew within a couple of minutes that this film would be very divisive, but I ended up liking Lee Cronin's The Mummy. The plot was pretty standard for a horror film, and I have to admit that it wasn't very scary, but it was creepy and definitely a little vomit-inducing. The pacing of the film could've been better; the first third or so took some time to get started, but that meant that the final act felt very rushed. Some of the dialogue at times, especially from Katie, was a bit cliché and cringey, but I could overlook that because for the most part the performances from the cast were pretty good, especially from Natalie Grace and May Calamawy. The makeup and special effects, however, were brilliantly done, and I loved the detail that went into Katie's appearance. All in all, is this better than the 1999 reimagining? Absolutely not. Is it better than the shitty Tom Cruise one? Undoubtedly yes.
side-note: i think i'm cursed, because almost every cinema experience i've had this year has been terrible. there were two kids sat a couple of seats away from me in the same row, and they talked and laughed loudly through the entire film, and no amount of shushing would get them to shut up. not to mention, they took their shoes off and stuck their feet on the backs of the seats in front of them, even though people were sitting in them. they shouldn't have even been allowed in the screening; the film's an 18, and they couldn't be more than 11 years old. i thought i was going to lose my mind.
