The Mummy : bit of a dud

Sofia Boutella was interesting, though at times I wondered how much was her and how much CGI. But apart from that, the jokes didn't work, there was no chemistry the story elements and action scenes were uninvolving and perhaps the only surprise about the film was the respectable box office. Book-ending it with Russell Crowe seemed like a desperate afterthought to add some weight (oops - unintended joke there) to the whole undertaking.

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Tom looked confused for most of the movie. Not one of his finest career choices. The movie was superbly average imo.

He did at times - which is surprising because I assume Tom Cruise has total control of all his projects.

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I have always depended on the kindness of Strangers - and the bastards let me down!

Tom reading the script then agreeing to it anyway:

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I actually enjoyed the Movie. I don't think it is better than the First 2 Brendan Fraser "THE MUMMY" Movies but I do like it more than the 3rd Movie.

It's been a while since I watched the Brendan Fraser/Rachel Weisz films but I remember them as much better. Apart from anything else they were amusing and brightly lit. This version is darkly lit and the jokes, visual and physical, seem laboured. For me its main distinction is being just another film with an improbably long falling out of the sky sequence.

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I have always depended on the kindness of Strangers - and the bastards let me down!

It was a weird movie.

I think it was just a failure of a movie - one where the various ingredients just didn't mix well. Except it did actually do OKish at the box office so what do I know?

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I thought this movie was based upon a novel?

Apparently not according to IMDb and Wikipedia describes it as a conscious attempt to reboot the Mummy franchise - I'm guessing it failed.

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Wow they failed badly on that one.

Actually, in a bigger way than I realised. According to Wikipedia: "The film was part of Universal Pictures 'Dark Universe', an attempt to create a modern cinematic universe based on the classic Universal Monsters film series". Which I guess explains adding a Dr Jekyll character.
So not only did they sink the franchise, they also crashed the Dark Universe concept.

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Oh yeah. It was that.

It was meh. But I don't think it was worth killing all the Dark Universe plans over. They could have still made a great set of films even with a mediocre start….

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Maybe they shot themselves in the foot trying to start with a big opening film and big star? Part of the charm of the old Universal Horror was the films seem relatively modest and they made their own stars.
But to be honest I didn't realise there ever was an attempted Dark Universe so maybe part of the problem was a general lack of publicity?

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I have always depended on the kindness of Strangers - and the bastards let me down!