US EditionReview: Lee Cronin Has a Different Idea About ‘The Mummy’ than You Do
The review says Lee Cronin’s horror pedigree lifts the film, but its Mummy identity is weaker than its possession-style scares.
- Director Lee Cronin's new horror film, The Mummy, stars Natalie Grace as Katie and Veronica Falcón as Carmen, utilizing Egyptian settings and ancient folklore to distinguish this version from previous incarnations.
- Cronin's screenplay focuses on parents Charlie, played by Jack Reynor, and Laia Costa's Larissa, who struggle to cope with Katie's mysterious return eight years after she initially vanished.
- Sharing DNA with Cronin's previous hit, Evil Dead Rise, the film utilizes a high-creepy factor and excessive gore, including a nightmarish pedicure scene that evokes the filmmaker's signature gruesome style.
- Natalie Grace delivers a physically demanding performance with minimal dialogue, though reviewers suggest the final 30 minutes lose focus, veering into what critics called "wacky and wild circumstances."
- While the film falls short of Evil Dead Rise or classic mummy standards as a pure Mummy film, it succeeds as a possession-themed horror movie; Cronin should not be ashamed of this "harrowing, horrid horror.
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Review: Lee Cronin has a different idea about ‘The Mummy’ than you do
“Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” goes all in on shock — and leaves more questions than answers.
The mummy in the cinema did not begin with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. In the hands of Universal Pictures and Hammer Film Productions, it was a figure linked to death, punishment and a decaying and decrepit physical presence that was imposed from silence and persecuted young girls. There was a clear internal logic with a decomposing body returning with something pending, almost always lust. But that idea was diluted over time. The films wit…
Lee Cronin's 'The Mummy' Review -- A Deadite in Bandages That Lingers Too Long
Lee Cronin’s reimagining of The Mummy is a curious cinematic terror. Coming off the claustrophobic, eviscerating success of Evil Dead Rise, Cronin was an inspired choice to resurrect Universal’s second most identifiable undead sovereign. However, the final product is a film caught in a tug-of-war between high-octane horror and bloated pacing. It delivers on style and discomforting scares, but falters significantly when it comes to basic common s…
Lee Cronin, the director of the Revival of the Mummy, said that the end of the film almost was different... and harder to cash. As we wrote in these columns (article below), Le Réveil de la Momie de Lee Cronin, released on April 15, 2026 in France and two days later in [...]
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