It might be from Lee Cronin, but I'm not sure about the Mummy aspect...
Katie is abducted from her family while in Egypt, then turns up eight years later. Completely driven by guilt and grief, her parents decide that the best idea is to take care of her themselves, despite this being a patently stupid thing to do (like, I get how the doctor might recommend that them being around is a good idea, but ... no, they clearly need medical support). It turns out that she's a demon possessed child who is really enjoying herself by possessing and tormenting others, so the only course of action is revenge from everyone involved.
How is this a mummy? Yes we technically have that the kid was wrapped in bandages, but... she is just a possessed child, there are a billion movies of those, this isn't that special. We are lucky in that we don't get an exorcism scene, but it's not like the mummy isn't easily handled when people know what they are doing. Bring back Arnold Vasloo's arse!
Acting wise... no-one really seems to know what they are doing, either in character or out. And it's just as well the kid playing Katie is possessed, because her playing Katie the kid isn't at all believable. The effects are mostly fine, with there being a LOT of fluid work to handle the grossness.
People have said that this is not great, but it's not until you see it for yourself that you see how not great it is. (For example, here's Amanda the Jedi's review.)
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