But today, an ancient tomb filled with the coffins of Crusader knights.: People don't realize that London is a giant graveland. A modern city built on centuries of death.: Because of the proximity to the Thames, half the space is. The Mummy has had countless iterations of the character grace the screen for the better part of the 20th Century. With the 1932 original and the fun but lazy 1999 remake and anything in between, we pretty much got it. It can be scary or it can be action packed as it seems Hollywood has left there to be no in between for this type of film. Unfortunately neither of those extremes apply to this one. The Mummy is a pandering and very meager attempt at cashing in on a potential franchise.