Yet Another Example Of Overkill

Rating: 4/10 (11 April 2007)

Here is another "Class A exhibit" on how to turn a successful, appealing movie into a ludicrous stupid one with a sequel that overkills everything that worked in the first movie.
When the 1999 film, "The Mummy" came out, it features a likable family: husband, wife and young son - battling all kinds of strange and fascinating foes in ancient Egypt. It was simply a fun movie with awesome special-effects that dazzled millions of theater-goers. The story was ludicrous but took a back seat to the astounding visuals and the nice family whom we could root for.
Then the sequel comes out - Mummy 2, if you will - and now (a) the wife (played by Rachel Weisz) has turned macho; (b) the kid is now a mouthy snot; (c) the action scenes have gone from a good number to an excessive amount where it is two hours of non-stop mayhem; (d) the sound has gone from loud to ear-shattering. In other words, here we go again with "excess"" or "overkill,."
It's too much....way too much....and so poorly done I am not surprised a third in the series hasn't been released, although rumors have it there will be another in 2008. I can't imagine how bad that one will be if imitates this one.