A Surprisingly Decent Reboot / Remake

Rating: 7/10 (29 July 2016)

An American (Brendan Fraser) serving in the French Foreign Legion on an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra accidentally awakens a mummy.
To call this a remake of the 1932 film is a bit of a stretch. Some bare bones elements are the same, but where the original was a horror film, this is really an action-adventure film with some horror elements thrown in. What is most fascinating is the long list of hands it went through: Wes Craven, Joe Dante, Clive Barker, George Romero, Mick Garris... one can only imagine how different people would have tackled the film.
What we end up with is really more of an Indiana Jones vs. the Undead sort of story. And while it may not be the most intellectual film, and some of the CGI is clearly rushed, it is a fun flick. It should come as no surprise that they've made three sequels (and already planning a 2017 reboot).