All wrapped up and no place to go

Rating: 5/10 (10 May 1999)

This is a fun movie. Not a great movie, but a fun movie. It shows the signs of too many hands in the mix. If there was a single cliche they did not utilize for this film, I'm not sure what it was. About the only things left from the 1932 "Mummy", of which this is supposed to be a remake, are a couple of names and several paraphrased lines of dialogue. Oh, and the fact that it takes place in Egypt. Arnold Vosloo is quite enjoyable as the mummy, in both CGI and human form. Too bad he's not on screen more. There are some "big" gags in the film, involving huge set pieces (i.e.; the collapsing library) that are rather uninvolving--the full house audience I saw this with barely chuckled as the bookcases fell, domino style. All in all, it was fun to watch, even though I couldn't help thinking of all the movies they borrowed stuff from--if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then this is one of the most sincere movies of all time!