a basic special effects movie, yet highly entertaining.

Rating: 7/10 (16 May 1999)

At first sight, this movie seems like yet another special-effects blockbuster based on an old story a la Independence Day or Godzilla, but unlike those, it seems to make up for it's uncreative ideas with pure edge of your seat thrills. It features way too many john woo-esque gunfights (which is a very good thing) and periodic spurts of humor (the moment where brendan fraser holds up the cat for Im-Ho-Tep comes to mind), which separates it from other CG effects guidebooks. Although it may not have the legacy of The Phantom Menace or the intricate storyline of the Matrix, the Mummy was still enjoyable