A Great Fun Adventure Movie

Rating: 9/10 (21 July 2008)

'The Mummy' tells the story of a gaggle of differing characters in 1920's Egypt who, for varying reasons and each with their own agenda, travel to the ancient city of Hamunaptra. Once there, a series of events leads to the resurrection of an ancient high priest with astonishing powers.
This is most definitely an adventure movie in the same vein as that of 'Indiana Jones'. It has some great action sequences, some fantastic humour, the characters are engaging and the potting is spot on. It keeps attention throughout whilst never dragging out for too long. The real strength of this movie is the neatly placed comedy and that, despite its fairly self-aware OTT subject matter, it delivers some genuine moments of shock. Definitely a rollicking ride for all the family; it will keep you very entertained no matter what age.