Excellent action adventure

Rating: 7/10 (28 September 2019)

This review contains spoilers.
The Mummy is an action horror movie that premiered in 1999. The movie is written and directed by Stephen Sommers and stars Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. The movie is about an ancient mummy that is awakened and must be banished once again. The movie features an American archaeologist played by Brendan Fraser that leads the discovery and eventual banishment of the ancient mummy.
The Mummy is a great movie that combines adventure and action. The movie can be tense at times and the movie is fantastic in its focus on the mummy. Imhotep the mummy, played by Arnold Vosloo, does a fantastic job. He offers tension and great action scenes in his portrayal of the cursed mummy. The movie is incredibly tight in its 125 minutes of running time and it uses all of it to focus on either the main characters or villain. There is not much fluff in this movie.
The main stars of Brendan Fraser as Rick O'Connell and Rachel Weisz as Evelyn Carnahan do a great job in the leading roles. It was really funny at times following the band of adventurers as they find treasure and clues to unraveling the mystery of the mummy. Brendan Fraser in particular is a breath of fresh air at the time and created a great genre of action adventure movies. Evelyn Carnahan is the love interest of the main character but actually has expertise to provide in the movie.
The computer generated imagery aged remarkably well for its time. This movie uses its computer generated imagery sparsely when it can and it makes for a better movie overall. The budget of 80 million US dollars shines well in this movie and it makes for an overall solid production.
I would recommend 'The Mummy'.
Grade: B