What you see is what you get.

Rating: 6/10 (29 June 1999)

This is a good adventure film by it's self but doesn't compare with the Indiana Jones trilogy. The Egyptian props and set designs were superb and probably even more impressive than the real thing. The pace of the story, although well thought out, was hectic to especially cater for young/short attention spans and barely left time to create atmosphere or character depth. Brendan Fraser was surprisingly good in the lead role but we will have to wait a couple of decades to see if he compares to Harrison Ford. The role written for Rachel Weisz was not pc but I suppose nothing was in the 1920's. The fight scene with the mummies towards the end seemed reminiscent of the skeleton battle in 'Jason and the Argonauts, but with more humor. Overall what you would expect from Hollywood including all the latest special effects. 6/10