I'm kind of a fan of the original mummy series - it was funny as well as a bit dark, and it had a strong but sensual female lead. The mummy was kind of hot too, and had a definite sense of supernatural strength about him.
By contrast, here we're given a waifish mummy who has no passion, no sensuality and no zest for anything, just a parasitic need to manipulate men. I guess the writer had a bad divorce, a rebellious teen daughter or just a sane mom yelling at him when he created this steaming turd of a film, which reeks of anti-female hysteria from beginning to end.
As with nearly all major films these days - in particular, remakes - the qualities of humour and female strength that made the original a hit have been pretty much eviscerated from this version. Instead we have a female who 'terrorises' men by threatening to sleep with them, which leads them to attempt to kill her in a bunch of absurdly phallic ways. The lab where she eventually ends up seems to have been inspired by the producer's penchant for sadistic. woman hating, porn websites. Despite all the nudity present here, the film has a weird, stale kind of Puritanical vibe. There's not a second of real eroticism in it, unlike the original. Rather than a film, it seems a sad testament to the pathetic, neurotic Mummy issues of the person standing behind the camera.
If you're a human being with any taste or sense of self respect, avoid this. Seriously, it's that bad. Dark Universe would be better off donating its funds to a battery and assault center for women than sinking them in any other ventures that are as devoid of entertainment value as this film has been.
By contrast, here we're given a waifish mummy who has no passion, no sensuality and no zest for anything, just a parasitic need to manipulate men. I guess the writer had a bad divorce, a rebellious teen daughter or just a sane mom yelling at him when he created this steaming turd of a film, which reeks of anti-female hysteria from beginning to end.
As with nearly all major films these days - in particular, remakes - the qualities of humour and female strength that made the original a hit have been pretty much eviscerated from this version. Instead we have a female who 'terrorises' men by threatening to sleep with them, which leads them to attempt to kill her in a bunch of absurdly phallic ways. The lab where she eventually ends up seems to have been inspired by the producer's penchant for sadistic. woman hating, porn websites. Despite all the nudity present here, the film has a weird, stale kind of Puritanical vibe. There's not a second of real eroticism in it, unlike the original. Rather than a film, it seems a sad testament to the pathetic, neurotic Mummy issues of the person standing behind the camera.
If you're a human being with any taste or sense of self respect, avoid this. Seriously, it's that bad. Dark Universe would be better off donating its funds to a battery and assault center for women than sinking them in any other ventures that are as devoid of entertainment value as this film has been.