The Mummy Fails to Deliver Horror

0:00It's April 25th, from your city to your ears. This is Edinburgh News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Lee Cronin's new flick, the mummy, just hit cinemas, but is dropping the ball hard on delivering real horror. The story centers on a family whose eight-year-old daughter Katie gets snatched in Cairo, only to show up eight years later in New Mexico as a twisted, possessed version of herself. Doctors brush it off, leaving mom and dad to handle the nightmare alone. Cronin, who helmed Evil Dead Rise, tries blending jump scares with possession tropes straight out of the exorcist playbook. Think Kidnap Kid, ritual vibes, and gross outs like Vomitransformations, but it echoes last year's bringer back way too closely without the punch. Audiences and critics are walking away disappointed, calling it a slog with no real scares or laughs. Screenings feel dead silent, no chuckles, just frustration over constant in your face shocks that lose steam fast after the first few.

1:00The film's 130-minute run time drags with clashing tones, horror undercut by upbeat music drops that kill the mood. Egyptian mummy elements? Barely there, despite the title, making it feel like a straight-up demon kid rip off without the smarts. If you're chasing genuine chills or mummy lore, skip this one and wait for something that sticks the landing instead.