The Mummy and the curse of the enforced franchise

A monster is only scary if it is an aberration, not just another bogeyman in a world full of them

Annabelle Wallis and Tom Cruise in The Mummy

Cinema

The Mummy: Directed by Alex Kurtzman, Nationwide, 15A,Rating:**

Berlin Syndrome: Directed by Cate Shortland, Nationwide, 16,Rating:***

I fell over in the garden a few weeks back. Flip-flops, wet grass and concrete are not great together. It took a few minutes for my head to stop ringing and another few days before I stopped groaning when walking down stairs. I tell you this not to elicit sympathy, but to contrast my actually very painful ankle twist with the horrendous thrashing Tom Cruise endures inThe Mummy.