Review of The Mummy (2017) by Nikolayg — 13 Sep 2017
The action scene that occurs inside a plummeting plane was among the best action scenes in the history of film. It is quite obvious they actually filmed it - many takes - in a plummeting aircraft produce the effects of zero gravity. It is insane to watch.
Tom Cruise gives his all and then some as usual in his films and the ancient mummy woman does a fantastic job.
The weakness of this film is that there are no real surprises or twists until the end, and that twist at the end is not something an audience wants to see. Our action heroes may be beaten, have their limbs broken, and can even be killed in movies, but audiences never want to see their heroes lose control of who they are. That was the huge error in the second Indiana Jones movie, and it was an error at the end of this movie even though Tom Cruise was able to be heroic when required.
That said, this film is way way better than most reviews give it credit for. Since it is now rentable, rent it. It's a fun film with intense action sequences.
This review of The Mummy (2017) was written by Nikolayg on 13 Sep 2017.
The Mummy has generally received mixed reviews.
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