23 October 2024

Mummies (2023)

Thoughts: I didn't realise it was a musical until the princess started singing!

OK it's not REALLY a musical, but she was singing about her predicament (being stuck in an eternal underworld where nothing ever changes) and everyone around her took it in stride. That's a musical! And, aside from gatecrashing a British stage production of Aida, and then producing a #1 hit record, those are the only musical elements.

Both of those songs also involved her singing about her current state. So it IS a musical! 🤔

There's a cute animal sidekick, and the lead male Tut is not a particularly endearing character: a retired charioteer with a fear of speed inherited from his final race, constantly defending his ego and physically disrupting female lead Nefer's actions. The film spends an unfortunately significant portion on this guy, as opposed to the far more interesting Nefer, aching to break free of her rigid future structure. That being said, the film itself is a basic trot through the conventions of initial hate to budding romance, avoiding fate, bumbling villains saddled with arrested development and delusions of power. The kids like it, the dialogue makes for a somewhat engaging watch, and the baby crocodile sidekick is fun to watch and listen to.

The film was produced by a variety of Spanish production companies, and the quality of the animation is passable, sometimes enjoyable, mostly around the movements and facial expressions of the two leads. Some of the comedic moments hit, and overall it's not a bad sit.


2.5/5



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