Nutshell: More a “Tom Cruise Action Movie With Monsters In It” than a monster movie starring Tom Cruise. The first act is a rock ’em sock ’em action extravaganza that leads into a very interesting peek at Universal’s “Dark Universe”. But the second act and climax relies too heavily on clichés that were worn out when Karloff donned the bandages. Grade: B-
“No, you’re not dead. But you’re going to wish you were.”
Story: While scouting for things to hawk on the black market, Advance Ops officers Nick Morton (Tom Cruise) and Chris Vail (Jake Johnson) literally stumble onto the long-buried sarcophagus of Princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella). But before Nick and Chris can say “is that gold?”, archaeologist Jenny Halsey (Annabelle Wallis) takes over…but as they transport the goods to London, the plane crashes, dumping cargo and killing almost everyone on board. As Nick and Jenny try to find the sarcophagus and its contents, they soon realize there’s much more than bandages and dust hidden within.
Genre I’d put it in: “Dark Universe” Film Just Interesting Enough To Keep Me Up For The Next Installment Continue reading
Atomic Fangirl 