Review of The Mummy (2017) by Johnny T — 01 Aug 2017

It's all patently ridiculous - and surprisingly watchable. While there's little here to jangle the nerves, The Mummy does wrap up enough adventure, action and quips to make it, if not a scream, a worthwhile Friday night out. The Mummy begins with one main premise: Tom Cruise still has it. It ends with a promise: Tom Cruise will always have it. Assuming you're on board with those statements, you'll have a blast. An odd but frothily entertaining genre cocktail, which coasts on the charisma of its two biggest names and keeps things just fun enough to forgive its considerable lapses in narrative. Meanwhile, it's running and jumping grin-flashing business as usual for Cruise, once more on safe character territory as an Ethan Hunt-esque action protagonist who couples up with a much younger woman (Annabelle's Annabelle Wallis), while another woman chases after him. And if the next instalment-teasing conclusion is anything to go by, Cruise seemed to have enough fun making this that he may just return for more. While its horror elements make do with jump-scares over insidious chills - plus one cheeky plot steal from An American Werewolf In London - the action elements are numerous and proficiently executed, from the early M:I-like aeroplane crash sequence to an underwater swimming zombie attack in the catacombs beneath London.

VERDICT: "In The Zone" - [Mixed Reaction] These kinds of movies are usually movies that had some good things, but some bad things kept it from being amazing. This rating says buy an ex-rental or a cheap price of the DVD to own. If you consider cinema, ask for people's opinion on the film. (Films that are rated 2.5 or 3 stars).