Feels Like You're Watching Indiana Jones

Rating: 8/10 (9 October 2018)

The Mummy, starring Bredan Fraser in his most promising role at the time (and probably ever since) was a great triumph. The direction by Stephen Sommers was great, as well as the special effects and story. The story especially, since it's a remake of the Universal Monster film series of the 1930s.
The action and adventure make you feel like you're watching a new version of Indiana Jones, it's that good. The supporting cast was great too, you have Rachel Weisz, John Hannah and Jonathan Hyde. The ending doesn't really set up a sequel, but at the time, one was not planned. Eventually, two sequels would follow and also spawn a spin-off series (Scorpion King).
It's hard to believe that less than 20 years later, in 2017, Tom Cruise tried to reboot the Mummy series again.