Smashing!

Rating: Null/10 (12 May 1999)

Ok all you wannabe film critics,this movie was made to be a fun film,not one that is supposed to be in the running for a slew of academy awards so lighten up please.The Mummy also is not ripping of Indiana Jones films either.What it IS,is a new twist on an old tale made popular way back in the 1930s by Universal Studios.Brendan Frasier and Rachel Weize are the hero and heroine of the picture and they do their characters justice throughout the entire film.The Mummy named Ihmotep has been given more power and mystique courtesy of Lucasfilms Industrial Light and Magic with highly enjoyable results.So folks,keep in mind that Indiana Jones or the original mummy films should not be used to judge this film by.For if you do so,be prepared for a let down.However,if you see this film without such pre-determinations,you should be able to enjoy this much needed hit from the studio that gave movie monsters their first shining moments six decades ago.