The Mummy Reborn (2019) Review
The Mummy Reborn (2019) Review
Written by Dan Allen and Scott Jeffrey, The Mummy Reborn tells of a group of teens in financial ruin that decide to rob the local antique store of an ancient amulet. But what they don’t realise is that this tomb is cursed, and when the amulet is separated from its master he will do anything to get it back. Our burglars must save the day and return the Mummy to its tomb before it is too late to save the world.
Opening with a quote from Kanye West – “Nothing in life is promised – except death” – which adds nothing and also rather states the obvious, The Mummy Reborn revolves around an amulet that the accompanying Mummy is rather keen to keep with it at all costs. The Mummy Reborn is a mixed bag. It’s difficult to gage, until much later on, whether or not it is meant to be played for laughs or taken seriously due to its uneven tone. I’m guessing/hoping that is meant to be tongue-in-cheek. What it does have stacked in its favour the cast make up for what they lack in professional acting skills with an abundance of enthusiasm that helps carry the movie.
Low-budget and amateur in its execution, missing more marks than it hits, The Mummy Reborn is an earnest attempt at just having a bit of a laugh for an hour-and-a-hour as it throws logic and a coherent, sensible storyline out of the window. The Mummy Reborn chucks in nods to Kill Bill: Volume One and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (the Janet/Brad/Dr. Scott/Rocky exchange) and pretty much jettisons reasoning, back story and common sense for incoherency.
The dramatic exchanges are wearisome, feeling like script auditions for a heated verbal exchange in TV’s Eastenders, and moments such as Mummy seen sat with a TV remote control in its hand leave you scratching your head. Also plot holes run rampant – with her boss bankrupt Tina ends up losing her job, couldn’t her boss just sell the amulet she has that’s worth a couple of hundred grand to help with her predicament? Such moments make the earlier parts of this movie infuriating to watch. Once the intended laughs and nods to other movies kick in The Mummy Reborn settles into a more satisfying groove. It’s a shame it took so long into its running time to find it.
