Fun!

Rating: 8/10 (8 May 1999)

I went into "The Mummy" wanting to have fun and to be entertained and I was surprised that had A LOT of fun and it was very entertaining. I really can't pick this movie apart. There is so much going on and it moves quite fast, that I was never bored! The special effects were top rate, the acting was fine and the story was interesting. It has the same spirit as "Indiana Jones," but by all means, do not compare it to those movies. This movie is a little more comic book style than the Indy movies. It has a few scary moments, but most of it is the "idea" of what is going on (like when the mummy comes back to take the remaining body parts of a man whom he had already taken is eyes and tongue. You could feel his terror!) I was very impressed that the profanity and gore was light and there was no full nudity (there was a woman wearing revealing mesh, but that is the extent of it.) If you have kids, it may too intense for younger ones, but 10 and above should really get a kick out of it. I give it a B+.