An investigative reporter probing a pharmaceutical company met a suspicious death in the city. Was he silenced because he had uncovered dangerous information regarding new drug development? As Ryuji begins his investigation, he detects the stench of corruption, including ‘suspected human experimentation’ and ‘corporate merger schemes’ involving politicians. And the key to this case lies with a mysterious woman (Miho Suzuki). Ryuji attempts to win her over with sexual skills bordering on the divine, but is suddenly attacked by an unidentifiable black shadow that blocks his path…!!
The film is a simple love story reminiscent of stories like The Notebook released in 2004. Sylvie and Robert are rarely actually together in the film, however; time and circumstance keep them away from each other, and the audience waits with bated breath to see them find one another over and over.
Overall, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is plagued by numerous flaws, both from a quality and from a diversity standpoint. The film relies on gore and loud sounds to drown out its flat script, flatter dialogue, and one-dimensional characters.
The film does not add anything to its own conversation or genre, and falls flat once it’s about to end and must declare some sort of conclusion.
The second episode of the highly anticipated Afrofuturism series delivers with a high-speed race teaching us to go far beyond just accepting ourselves.
'Blue Beetle' is another solid addition to the superhero film canon.
