Exciting adventure yarn

Rating: 8/10 (31 July 1999)

I had heard mixed reviews of this film before I went and saw it for myself. I thought it looked good, but heaps of people kept telling me how bad it was. Eventually, when i did see it I was really surprised because it was so enjoyable. The cast is excellent, the special effects are really very good and the story- well its typical, not to original but enjoyable. Obviously this was a totally different angle of the mummy theme, especially when compared to other films where an actor wrapped in cotton strips terrorises people who disturbed his resting place. O.K so the bare essentials of the story are similar, but the actual way they do it is totally different to all the other 'Mummys curse' films. Great locations also add extra flavour to the film. I cant say that it was scary, but it was still interesting to watch. I'd see it again without hesitation. A *** out of ****