NOT THAT GREAT, DESPITE THE SPECIAL F.X

Rating: 6/10 (7 December 1999)

I really liked the beginning of this movie! Nice Egyptian sets reminiscent of Star Gate (the movie), scary demise for the Egyptian priest....
Ahhmm... what happened?
This flick was merely a replica of Wild Wild West minus the giant mechanical spider but using a dead guy covered in bandages instead! The creature looked very interesting C.G.I wise and there were a few O.K. computer-assisted animated scenes, but overall, the story line and acting was bland, bland, bland.
This flick tried WAY too hard to be another Indiana Jones, but it tripped over and landed on its head instead! We get lots of comic-book style action, flat and un amusing comedy (again Wild Wild West), comic-book bad guys, and the silly (but visually appealing) woman prancing about like a chicken with its head cut off.
The main characters were cliched, unimaginative and quite forgettable. The Egyptian mummy-turned-priest was boring. Why didn't he get portrayed in a more sinister manner? I mean, he starts off trying to bring his dead girlfriend back to life and suddenly he's destroying the world!!!
CONCLUSION: Quite nice S.F.X but it needs a LOT more than that! Very entertaining if you completely ignore the plot line! But considerably better than Wild Wild West.