Tongue in cheek desert adventure.

Rating: Null/10 (2 November 2000)

If you expect any similarities to the famous Boris Karloff movie of the same name you will be very disappointed, this more is more in line with "Raiders of the Lost Ark" or one of the "Lost Cities" serials of the thirties. There are all the stock characters, two fisted (and multi weaponed) All American hero, "silly ass" Englishman, his beautiful librarian sister and some funny foreigners (in this case Egyptians). There are no spooky moments but lots of action scenes and some spectacular special effects.
It's all good fun with a fast moving, often funny script and a professional cast that milks the situations for all they're worth. Rachel Weisz makes a breathtakingly beautiful heroine and her acting strikes just the right note.
I did get rather lost with some of the supernatural logic but that's a minor quibble. It's all great entertainment.