Good effects, fun characters, quite entertaining, never a slow moment

Rating: 7/10 (11 May 1999)

This is a pretty good action/adventure film, the special effects were very impressive for the most part, although, nothing totally new, multiple bugs, sand storms, walking skeletons etc. Brendan Fraser does a convincing job as the hero of the film, he's good looking, brave, ready for anything, but the guy is NOT the next Harrison Ford, though he does try. The most impressive part with respect to the main characters is that this movie is not a Brendan-fest. The film spends enough time on ALL the main characters, and they all get developed past the point of being scenery. They even get to help fight the bad guy! Imagine! The plot of the movie moves right along, you get a brief background on the mummy, straight and to the point, you meet the main characters, and you're off. No time wasted, which is just the kind of treat to have in this sort of movie. If you go to the movies for entertainment, you will enjoy this, and have some laughs, if you go for enlightenment, give it up. It's fun, it doesn't try to be a carbon copy of an Indiana Jones movie and even brings in a couple of surprises that you don't see coming. Girls who are looking for Brendan at his best will be a little let down this time around, he's not nearly as pumped and cut as he was for George of the Jungle, and we don't see as much of him exposed, but what can you do?