Film Review – Lee Cronin’s The Mummy

Three years ago, Lee Cronin faced a difficult directorial challenge. While he did well with 2019’s “The Hole in the Ground,” Cronin was pulled from his indie film position to take command of 2023’s “Evil Dead Rise,” ordered to carry on the brand name without support from the franchise’s usual highlights. Cronin did an outstanding job with his work on the offering, maintaining high levels of violence and twistedness while trying to please the faithful. Against all odds, it succeeded, and now Cronin is attempting to explore another popular genre staple with “The Mummy,” though this isn’t just an update of the old Universal series. It’s now “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy,” introducing a possessory credit to help differentiate from the usual in “Mummy” business. Cronin strives to make a suitable screen mess with his take on vicious curses, and there are elements here worth celebrating. Length is not one of them, with the moviemaker too permissive with his editorial choices, making for an unnecessarily long sit with an effort that’s reminiscent of other fright films. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com