Grade: B
Rating: PG-13, 120 minutes
In a Nutshell: Universal Studio’s Dark Universe presents a
sexy, new mummy that hopes to kick-start a new universe of monster movies. It drops a lot of hints of what’s to come.
The film's tagline, "Welcome to a new world of gods and monsters," is a quote from the 1935 Bride of Frankenstein...soon to be remade by Universal Studios.
Critics are picking this origin movie apart, but it's fine for a summer popcorn flick that'll entertain you plenty in air conditioning.
The film's tagline, "Welcome to a new world of gods and monsters," is a quote from the 1935 Bride of Frankenstein...soon to be remade by Universal Studios.
Critics are picking this origin movie apart, but it's fine for a summer popcorn flick that'll entertain you plenty in air conditioning.
Uplifting theme:
- “Death
is the doorway to new life. We live
today. We shall live again. In many
forms shall we return.” Egyptian prayer of resurrection
- “The
past cannot remain buried forever.” – Dr. Henry Jekyll (Russell Crowe)
- “Where’s
your sense of adventure?” – Nick Morton (Tom Cruise)
- Good vs. evil.
Things I liked:
- Tom Cruise is incredibly dedicated and hard-working in this film. He takes a serious beating in almost every scene and just keeps going and going like the Energizer Bunny. He said in an interview with Regal movie theater about the film, “The sets are magnificent. They’re beautiful. They’re haunting” and then later, “It’s a helluva lot of fun.”
- Sophia
Boutella is really great as a seductive female mummy. We’ll see her again soon in Atomic Blonde: The Coldest City
.
- Russell
Crowe’s character was a surprise to me, but a pleasant one. We’re sure to see more of him in this
role. No spoiler! I want you to be
surprised too!
- It’s better in 3D.
- I
liked the little details, such as Ahmanet’s blue, cracked fingernails.
- Some
of the set pieces are pretty cool and the special effects are impressive.
- Lots
of fun jumps and scares.
- I
liked Annabelle Wallis a lot.
Unfortunately, she played a damsel in distress in almost every
scene, but she was still pretty to watch.
.
Things I didn’t like:
- There are a lot of exposition scenes. They're necessary, although a bit annoying.
- Jake Johnson was a mildly entertaining sidekick, although sometimes an odd addition. Tom
Cruise was funnier than the designated comic relief.
· The
film feels like action sequence, explanation scene, action sequence,
explanation scene, etc.
- No
end-of-credits scenes. Drats. Marvel rocks at those.
- Camel
spiders. EEEEK!
- Tom
Cruise plays a protagonist who isn’t really a stellar hero. He’s a flawed man who was in the wrong
place at the wrong time . His set
of moral standards is questionable.
For example, Jenny yells, “You stole from me!” and his
justification that he is still a good person is, “But I didn’t lie!”
Funny lines:
- “We
are not looters. We are liberators
of precious antiquities.” – Nick Morton (Tom Cruise)
- “I’m
sorry. We’re just never going to
happen. It’s not me. It’s you.” – Nick Morton
- “Wow! That was intense.” – Chris Vail (Jake
Johnson)
Interesting lines:
- This
is not a tomb. It’s a prison.” –
Jenny Halsey (Annabelle Wallis)
- “There
are worse fates than death.” – Ahmanet
- “Evil
never rests.” – Dr. Henry Jekyll
- “Sometimes
it does take a monster to fight a monster.” –Dr. Henry Jekyll
Tips for
parents:
- This
probably should have been a Rated R movie.
There is a lot of sexual innuendo, but more than that. There are some kinky moments and bare
naked moments of Tom Cruise (covering his middle parts), and a naked side
shot of Sophia Boutella.
- There
are a ton of bloody, gory, fighting, destructive scenes.
- There
is talk of an affair.
- Some
profanity.
- Lots of dead bodies, scary mummies, and high body count.
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