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5.5

The Mummy

PG-13·2017·111m

Fantasy

Thriller

Action

Adventure

Horror

Fantasy

Thriller

Action

Adventure

Horror

Summary

Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.

Cast

Tom Cruise

Nick Morton

Annabelle Wallis

Jennifer Halsey

Sofia Boutella

Ahmanet

Jake Johnson

Chris Vail

Courtney B. Vance

Colonel Greenway

Russell Crowe

Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde

Marwan Kenzari

Malik

Neil Maskell

Dr. Whemple

Javier Botet

Set

Andrew Brooke

Mr. Brooke

Selva Rasalingam

King Menehptre

Shanina Shaik

Arabian Princess

Dylan Smith

Pilot

Hadrian Howard

Rez Kempton

Construction Manager

Bella Ava Georgiou

Fourth Technician

David Burnett

Tunnel Agent

Stephen Thompson

First Man

James Arama

Second Man

Vera Chok

Prodigium Tech

Sean Cameron Michael

Archaeologist

Martin Bishop

Senior Technician

Simon Atherton

Crusader

Matthew Wilkas

Reporter

Sohm Kapila

Reporter

Erol Ismail

Ahmanet's Warrior

Parker Sawyers

Co-Pilot

Rhona Croker

Helen

Timothy Allsop

Worker

Grace Chilton

Woman in Toilet

Hannah Ankrah

Woman in Toilet

Dylan Kussman

Writer Tech

Peter Lofsgard

Spider Technician

Shane Zaza

Technician

Alice Hewkin

Technician

Daniel Tuite

Prodigium Technician

Noof Ousellam

Technician in Chamber

Maryam Grace

Female Tech

Sonya Cullingford

Undead

Fionn Cox-Davies

Undead

Neus Gil Cortes

Undead

Emily Thompson-Smith

Undead

Stéphane Deheselle

Undead

Madeleine Fairminer

Undead

Michèle Paleta Rhyner

Undead

Michael Haydon

Tourist (uncredited)

Jason Matthewson

Museum Guy (uncredited)

Kelly Burke

Museum Visitor (uncredited)

Chasty Ballesteros

Kira Lee (uncredited)

Emma Louise Saunders

Museum Visitor (uncredited)

Ayman k

Museum Tourist (uncredited)

Alaa Safi

Sickle Slave

Crew

Director, Screenstory

Alex Kurtzman

Original Film Writer

John L. Balderston

Original Film Writer

Stephen Sommers

Original Film Writer

Richard Schayer

Original Film Writer

Nina Wilcox Putnam

Screenplay

David Koepp

Screenplay

Dylan Kussman

Screenplay

Christopher McQuarrie

Screenstory

Jon Spaihts

Screenstory

Jenny Lumet

Reviews

panic jr8

June 20, 2017

Oh gosh. Where do I even start. This film sucks.

Now before I begin to tear this film into shreds, let me give you some background. I was excited for this movie. I love Tom Cruise. I love Sofia Boutella. I love Russell Crowe. I love the Universal Monsters.

Lets just say I was disappointed.

This film has some of the worst tonal problems in a film ever. An inconsistent tone is my biggest pet peeve. Sometimes it's scary. Sometimes it's a huge action blockbuster. Sometimes it's trying to be like Brendan Frasier's "The Mummy." It doesn't know what it is.

The female lead (who's name I can't remember) is incredibly bland. Not her acting, she's actually quite good. It's the writing is what makes her bad.

Jake Johnson's character is one of the most annoying characters in a movie ever. And I mean that. I hated almost every scene he was in.

The few high notes: Sofia Boutella kills it. Russell Crowe is delightfully campy. Tom Cruise gives another solid performance despite his character being super unlikable.

Alex Kurtzman is what hurts this film. The direction is quite bland. Kurtzman is a bad screenwriter and a just as bad director.

This film is a mess. Tonal problems and bland writing. Some fun action scenes and performances can't keep this film from being a boring trainwreck.

1.3/5.0