The Mummy (2017)

Directed by: Alex Kurtzman

Written by: David Koepp, Christopher McQuarrie, Dylan Kussman, Jon Spaihts, Alex Kurtzman, & Jenny Lumet

Starring: Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella, & Jake Johnson



Aye, where do I begin!

Tom Cruise stars as Nick Morton, a thief and adventurer.  After a thieving mission gone wrong, he discovers, along with his friend Chris Vail (Johnson), an Egyptian tomb located in Iraq.  Once opened, Nick is announced as the chosen one by Ahmanet (Boutella) that will supposedly be sacrificed so the god Set can have a human body.  In an attempt to break the curse, Nick along with his friend with benefits Jenny (Wallis), go in search of entrapping the mummy that's escaped as well as breaking the curse.

Let's get to it:

THE NEGATIVES -

1) I miss Brendan Fraser! Tom Cruise should not have been casted in this film.  The writers tried to make him funny, but he just isn't funny.  Every time he makes a joke, he just comes off as cocky.

2) The relationship between Nick and Jenny was terrible in comparison to Fraser and Rachel Weisz.  With Fraser and Weisz, there was basically a whole film of them just bantering until the moment of falling in love.  With Nick and Jenny, this was how the relationship went:

You slept with me and then stole my map!  I hate you.
Yeah, okay.  DANGER DANGER!

That was it.  There was not enough communication or banter to actually establish a relationship the audience could see.  Then they were like "I love you,"  but don't.  It was confusing and dumb.  I didn't like either of them, nor their relationship with each other.

3) Jake Johnson was in this film, why?  He was there to provide most of the comic relief, but it would have been so much better if he wasn't in it at all or they took out Tom Cruise.  Them together, to me, did not have chemistry.

4)  The mummies looked like zombies.  They're probably supposed to, but it was confusing. Maybe they were zombies?  What makes a zombie?

THE POSITIVES -

5) Best thing about this film was the implementation of other storylines.  Universal seems as if it is attempting to replicate Marvel and DC, but instead of superheroes, it's monsters.  Crowe plays Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.  How awesome is that!  Plus there were indications that they plan on making a Dracula film and more monster films.  Do it Universal!  Just don't cast Tom Cruise.

6) Sofia was amazing.  She projected an innocence and fierceness that brought the film to life pretty much.  She was a great mummy.

Anyway, those are my notes.  If you're going to see it, I suggest you rent it.  2 popcorns.