Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Review: A Brutal, Spine-Chilling Reinvention of the Classic Horror Tale
Lee Cronin takes "The Mummy" in a new direction by telling a horror story through a contemporary lens. He has seen several versions of "The Mummy" before; from the classic Boris Karloff to the adventurous series starring Brendan Fraser and even the critically unsuccessful Tom Cruise reboot, but this one will be remembered as possibly the most nightmarish, graphic and psychologically charged of all the versions.
Storyline
The crux of the film centers around Charlie Cannon (Jack Reynor) and his wife Larisaa (Laia Costa), who have lost their daughter, Katie, under very strange circumstances; eight years later they find their daughter inside a box containing a mummy; her physical appearance is decidedly horrifying. Although Katie is once again living with her family, she is not the same sweet, innocent girl; something very evil enters into Katie's life which leads to horrible, terrifying occurrences happening in and around Charlie and Larisaa's home; to answer their questions regarding Katie's transformation and whether or not it can be reversed will take the detective skills of both an archaeologist as well as the police detective named Dalia (May Calamawy). As a result of the investigation performed by the police and the archaeologist, they will discover what happened to Katie, how she became cursed and whether or not the curse may be lifted before it destroys the entire family.