Post by alexanderblanchett on Oct 29, 2017 19:57:06 GMT
It was not that bad. Not great either mostly because of the really weak screenplay. The film sets up the new "dark universe" by Universal Pictures and that set up deserved a more promising film.
The reason it failed was mostly the uninteresting characters it offers. You never feel a connection to them as they were so shallow without any depth or interesting background. Also the threat just concentrates on a small circle of people and not on a whole scale. Its like the mummy stalks Tom Cruise, and thats about it. Cruise himself was really miscast. It felt like Ethan Hunt fighting off supernatural elements. The role first of all needed to be written funnier and it needed an actor who doesnt take the film or himself too seriously. Cruise tried that but failed.
Annabelle Wallis was okay but her character was so uninteresting and it really didn't make a difference for the film if it existed or not.
I liked Russell Crowe's Dr. Jeckyll /Mr Hyde attempt and really would like to see a film focusing on that. But even that was ridiculed by director Alex Kurtzman. Sofia Boutella was fine enough in the titular role. Jake Johnson tried too hard to be to comedic sidekick.
Anyway, the positive thing about the film is the truly great visuality. Also some of the actions scenes, especially at the beginning were really great executed. Too bad it starts to fail once the Mummy appears.
I hope the future films of the dark universe are better and more inspired than this typical hollywood horror adventure.
Nominations for:
Best Make Up
Rating: 6/10
The reason it failed was mostly the uninteresting characters it offers. You never feel a connection to them as they were so shallow without any depth or interesting background. Also the threat just concentrates on a small circle of people and not on a whole scale. Its like the mummy stalks Tom Cruise, and thats about it. Cruise himself was really miscast. It felt like Ethan Hunt fighting off supernatural elements. The role first of all needed to be written funnier and it needed an actor who doesnt take the film or himself too seriously. Cruise tried that but failed.
Annabelle Wallis was okay but her character was so uninteresting and it really didn't make a difference for the film if it existed or not.
I liked Russell Crowe's Dr. Jeckyll /Mr Hyde attempt and really would like to see a film focusing on that. But even that was ridiculed by director Alex Kurtzman. Sofia Boutella was fine enough in the titular role. Jake Johnson tried too hard to be to comedic sidekick.
Anyway, the positive thing about the film is the truly great visuality. Also some of the actions scenes, especially at the beginning were really great executed. Too bad it starts to fail once the Mummy appears.
I hope the future films of the dark universe are better and more inspired than this typical hollywood horror adventure.
Nominations for:
Best Make Up
Rating: 6/10
