The Mummy is a decent modern pulp film

Rating: 6/10 (15 February 2005)

I was averse to seeing this movie for whatever reason, but I ended up seeing the second half of it a few years ago, and just managed to track down the DVD and watch it. I actually enjoyed the movie quite a bit. Fraser was excellent in the role, the supporting cast held up their end of the bargain. Mostly what I would note about this film is that it does an admirable job of using conventions of the "pulp" genre while putting enough modern touches into it to make a modern audience feel at home. Some of those -- particularly I remember my distaste at Fraser using a machine gun against the mummies -- are rather off-putting, but in general the film is reminiscent of "Indiana Jones" as far as evoking the old H.R. Haggard style adventure story. I would recommend it, with slight reservations, to other fans of films of this genre.