Sand, Action, Comedy!

Rating: 10/10 (17 February 2000)

If you forget the holes in the plot you could fit a pyramid through, then this is a galloping romp of an action film. Good natured, with plenty here & there to make you smile & once the mummy is brought to life things really get going.
For once there is actually a touch of comedy about Americans! Check out the battle on the Nile boat, where the priests try to stop the two expeditions from getting to Hamunaptra. John Hannah's line about the cowboys battling it out Western style, "Oh, Americans!" has to be a first for a US production & introduces a nice taste of irony, which was unexpected.
Also take a look at the DVD for the deleted scenes, especially the "I used to know, him" line. Why was that cut given the comedy used elsewhere?

All in all, not a patch on The Matrix, but then, what is? Still worth a viewing any time though & strongly reccomended for a good night out.