An enjoyable Indiana Jones type of movie

Rating: 7/10 (15 October 2013)

The mummy is sort of a cross between a super-natural horror movie and Indiana Jones. Personally I see the horror as being rather small and the movie focusing more on the Indiana Jones aspect of it. Okay, the movie doesn't involve Nazis but does involve evil undead romping about Egypt seeking immortality, but that doesn't make in a bad movie.
Three thousand years ago, the high priest Imhotep (who in reality was a great architect who designed and built the first pyramids and became a god) was in love with the Pharaoh's wife. Unfortunately the Pharaoh did not appreciate people touching her so when the Pharaoh caught them the Pharaoh's daughter committed suicide. Imhoptep then took her body to the city of the dead to resurrect her, but before the ceremony was complete, the guards caught them and punished Imhotep to suffer the biggest of curses, to be mummified alive and placed in a coffin full of scarab beetles.
The movie then jumps to 1926 where the action happens. A soldier, Conner (Brendon Fraser) stumbles on the mythical city of the dead and finds a key. The key is pick pocketed by the brother of a librarian who dreams to be an archaeologist (who reminds me of one of my classical studies lecturers) and upon discovering that it points to the location of the city, they save the soldier from death and go out seeking the city. The movie goes into a race between them and some cowboy like Americans, and once they have found the city, they ignorantly find Imhotep's coffin, and by reading the wrong words from the wrong book, they animate him. Thus Imhotep begins his quest to regenerate his body and then resurrect his girlfriend.
I think the plot is pretty good. My friend did not like it for a number of reasons. One were the plagues, which were the result of the mummy coming back to life, but in reality were a sign of God's judgement upon the Egyptians. It is also interesting as the plague of hail is always fire. They were not in the same order either. I personally did not worry about this because I was enjoying the movie. I can be critical of some movies, but the plot kept me hooked and I was able to suspend my disbelief. I liked the mummy, and though the critics might rip it to shreds, I will not.