Lee Cronin's The Mummy
Warner Bros. | Release Date: April 17, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 36 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
20
Negative:
6

Critic Reviews

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38
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiApr 16, 2026
Do these stylistic and narrative departures constitute a smart shake-up of the old mummy formula, as Cronin’s movie promises to do? Eh, not really. The director mostly reshapes what a mummy actually is to suit his lackluster whims. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineTaylor WilliamsApr 16, 2026
In lieu of any competently developed drama, we get a blitzkrieg of scares and gooey body horror that can best be described as arbitrary. Read full review
35
The Travers TakePeter TraversApr 17, 2026
Lee Cronin makes two hours of borrowed horror inspiration—The Exorcist should sue—feel like an eternity. Read full review
30
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithApr 17, 2026
Even a day later, contemplating this willfully nauseating work carries much the same sensation as having ingested a plate of bad clams. Read full review
25
The Film VerdictAlonso DuraldeApr 16, 2026
While sitting through its interminable 133 minutes, I found myself parsing the difference between the unsettling and the merely unpleasant, and between the grotesque and the icky. In both cases, the former requires some engagement with human experience and consciousness while the latter — where this film permanently resides — merely relies upon witless bad taste and simple-minded gross-outs. Read full review
12
The Associated PressMark KennedyApr 16, 2026
The tagline for “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” is “Some things are meant to stay buried.” That also applies to the misguided “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy,” which should definitely stay deep underground for eternity. Read full review
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