While The Mummy isn't the big bang preferred to start the Dark Universe of classic monsters, it's a serviceable popcorn flick dangling hints of promising things to come.

Tom Cruise stars in Universal's reboot of ancient evil. Here's what we thought.

'The Mummy' aims to launch a Dark Universe franchise, but the result should've stayed buried.

Yet another film is out of the gate in this summer’s did-anyone-really-need-another-one race of releases. Here, Tom Cruise battles an ancient princess with less-than-spectacular results. Rating: 2 stars out of...

The Mummy is the story of an ageless creature who exists outside the realms of life and death, perfectly preserved and yet not quite human. It is also...

The opening chapter in Dark Universe shows potential but fails to deliver horror due to its relentless action.

A newborn big-screen franchise is DOA.

You can practically hear the executive pounding the table and yelling, “Make this my next tent pole!”

Note to Tom Cruise: Please keep your shirt on. This isn't 1983.

“The Mummy” starring Tom Cruise is a dated, laughable excuse to kick off a franchise.

Despite the novelty of a female mummy and Cruise's presence, this chaotically unappetizing reboot suggests that some franchises should remain dead

'The Mummy' may be the first 'Dark Universe' reboot, but it's the last movie you want to see this summer. Peter Travers' on one monster of a fail.

The Tom Cruise movie has some thrills — just not enough to overcome this convoluted story.