Just great!

Rating: 8/10 (24 December 2005)

The Mummy is a classic-style action film which doesn't take itself too seriously (and in this case that style works!). Director Stephen Sommers hits mostly the right marks in this film (and the same can be said for the sequel The Mummy Returns). I love the character interaction between actors Brendan Frasier and Rachel Weisz, with John Hannah providing the proper comic relief, Oded Fehr as the wise warrior, and Arnold Vosloo as an imposing title character. And I would like to mention the incredible and superior score by film composer legend Jerry Goldsmith - this is one of his best in his career (matching his scores for Star Trek The Motion Picture and Total Recall in its uniqueness). A great 8 out of 10 adventure!