An utter blast!

Rating: Null/10 (27 February 2003)

"The Mummy" is an awesome action flick and one of my favorite movies. I can watch it over and over again and never get tired of it. It has all the elements for a great, fun popcorn flick: humor (plenty of it!), action (plenty of that, too!), and special effects. It also has a touch of suspense and spookiness that makes it even more enjoyable. The acting overall was great, the one small downside being that Brendan Fraser spoke in a monotone part of the time, but that's just a minor nitpick. Everyone else was stellar. I especially loved Rachel Weisz in the drunken librarian scene.
Two big highlights for me were the special effects and the score. The special effects I thought were quite impressive. Imhotep's step-by-step regeneration was well done, and the sandstorm definitely deserves a mention. I also liked the score, especially Imhotep's theme. The great music, I think, is one of the things that was sorely missed in the sequel.
I have to mention just one thing about "The Mummy" that bugs me: a few errors regarding the ancient Egyptian information in the movie. The main one that always makes me cringe is when Evelyn is telling Rick about mummification and she informs him that "...they took out the heart as well." This is incorrect. The ancient Egyptians left the heart in the body, as they believed that it, not the brain, was the center of thought and emotion and that it would be needed for the body to be resurrected in the next world. (I'm sorry if someone's already brought that up; I didn't have time to read through all the comments!)
Overall, I highly recommend "The Mummy." It's an extremely fun, fast-paced, entertaining movie! I give it 4 and a half out of 5 stars.