The Mummy review: A derivative, empty-headed take on a classic monster
The IndependentGet our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy It’s when the rats swarm all over Tom Cruise that you begin to realise that this latest revival of The Mummy was hardly worth untrussing. A few explosions in the desert unearth a gigantic tomb where Princess Ahmanet, the ‘Mummy’ is buried, who also has a nice sideline – in calligraphy-like tattoos on her skin. You can’t help but admire the zest with which he makes small talk with evil spirits he meets in the Ladies restroom, or how he chats to the Mummy at a climactic moment as if they’re students on a date to the high school prom that has gone badly wrong. Whether it’s planes being torn apart, Cruise and Wallis driving through the woods with the Mummy in pursuit or the very spectacular finale, the visual effects are first rate.
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