Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026) Movie Review: The Mummy Rises
The Mummy franchise, at least as we remember it from our childhood, leaned more into fun adventures closer to Indiana Jones than outright horror. The last attempt to reimagine it failed, taking down an entire planned universe along with it. This time, Lee Cronin goes all-in on the supernatural aspects of the material delivering something far more shocking and disturbing in Lee Cronin's The Mummy. While it may not be the scariest film out there, it’s easily one of the most intense, aiming to provoke pure discomfort from its viewers and we loved it.
Katie (Natalie Grace) was kidnapped and taken into the Egyptian desert without a trace eight years ago. Her family (Jack Reynor, Laia Costa) eventually relocates to New Mexico hoping to move on while still searching for answers. Their lives are turned upside down when Katie suddenly returns not as a corpse, but alive. What begins as a miraculous reunion soon spirals into a living nightmare as her true nature slowly reveals itself.
Coming off the success of Evil Dead Rise, it’s no surprise that Cronin pushes the limits of gore once again. While The Mummy tones it down slightly compared to his previous film, it still delivers a relentless stream of shocking moments. At times, however, this comes at the expense of plausibility as characters repeatedly make baffling decisions that could have easily been avoided. At over two hours long, the film also feels stretched. While it rarely drags just because of the over-the-top nature of its supernatural horror, the overall narrative isn’t as satisfying as it could have been. While it brings in a new concept of what the Mummy curse is, it could have been a better film if it was a tighter 90 minutes long.
The relatively unknown cast delivers solid performances helping ground the film despite its more outrageous elements. Part horror, part chaos, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is a reimagining that ultimately works. It may not be perfect but it stands well on its own and shows enough promise to build toward something bigger.
Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026) Movie Review: The Mummy Rises
Coming off the success of Evil Dead Rise, it’s no surprise that Cronin pushes the limits of gore once again. While The Mummy tones it down slightly compared to his previous film, it still delivers a relentless stream of shocking moments. At times, however, this comes at the expense of plausibility as characters repeatedly make baffling decisions that could have easily been avoided. At over two hours long, the film also feels stretched. While it rarely drags just because of the over-the-top nature of its supernatural horror, the overall narrative isn’t as satisfying as it could have been. While it brings in a new concept of what the Mummy curse is, it could have been a better film if it was a tighter 90 minutes long.
The relatively unknown cast delivers solid performances helping ground the film despite its more outrageous elements. Part horror, part chaos, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is a reimagining that ultimately works. It may not be perfect but it stands well on its own and shows enough promise to build toward something bigger.
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