One of the most non-stop action horror experience that you won't want to miss!

Rating: Null/10 (31 October 2012)

Before I begin my opinion on this flick, I would like to say that I never watched the original but I heard that lots of people love it and despised the sequels that preceded it. So, when I rented this on a VHS copy from a library, I thought, "This may not be so bad." and watched it to see if it would catch my very interest. To my surprise, it did and I was really enthralled by it. Sure, it isn't a masterpiece, but for what it is, I really enjoy it. So, why am I giving this a 9/10? Well, before I can get to the redeeming qualities, I would like to point out that this movie lacked some character curve with resulted in all of the characters completely undeveloped.
Flaw aside, everything turned out brilliant. The story may not be the same plot from the original, but it has a nice "Indiana Jones in Egypt" concept and it works perfectly here and it has some gripping action sequences helped by some great special effects from the Industrial Light & Magic company.
The direction from Stephen Sommers is great and did a decent job at creating a mood of suspense and atmosphere. The acting is also great. Brendan Fraser is great as Rick O Connell and his chemistry with Evelyn, not to mention their romance, was well thought out. Oded Fehr, and several cast members like John Hannah and Kevin J. O'Connor did great with their roles, but Arnold Vosloo steals the show for portraying the terrifying Imotep brilliant due to his dark and scary presence. The strongest aspects, however, goes to it's brilliant cinematography, it's Egyptian and atmospheric music score from the late Jerry Goldsmith and it's beautiful Egyptian scenery that gives the movie both scope and an epic sweep.
Overall, The Mummy isn't a masterpiece, but it's definitely an example of a movie that is worth-watching to those who still love it.