Excellent special effects, but weak script and acting.

Rating: 6/10 (9 May 1999)

I can recommend thE latest version of "The Mummy" as a Saturday afternoon diversion that will entertain most horror movie fans and pre-teens. I had a good time and really enjoyed some of the special effects, in particular, the sword fights between the Brenden Frasier character and the reanimated subordinate mummies. However, some of the campy dialogue made me cringe, and I felt that many of the punch lines fell flat with the audience. Some of the acting was second rate, although I enjoyed Frasier in the lead. So for some cool images on a weekend afternoon this is fine, but don't expect much else.