Very formulaic adventure flick but one with enough action to hold your attention.

Rating: Null/10 (13 January 2003)

I thought "The Mummy" was so bad I couldn't finish watching it. However, "The Mummy Returns" is a quite different and more exciting film that kept my attention all the way. Lots of action, and a very aggressive sound track with good use of the rear surround channels. The DVD picture is also uniformly good all the way.
I like Brendan Frasier and I like Rachel Weisz, and they seem very appropriate as parents with a young son. The story line was a bit hard to follow at times, with the mummy coming back and the Scorpion King coming back, but it involved an ancient bracelet that their son put on his arm, which protected him as long as he wore it, and all the bad guys trying to get it. The bracelet gave the boy visions of where to follow the get to a particular pyramid. As you would expect, the good guys prevailed in the end, after many chase scenes and sword fight and gun fights.

OK film, easily forgettable, but with superb action and special effects. Another film greatly influenced by "Indiana Jones" films. Plus great to watch Rachel Weisz and Brendan Frasier.