The "Sequel-Problem"...

Rating: 5/10 (19 May 2001)

It's the typical sequel problem! In fact, it's more than that. The movie is a lousy attempt in redoing the first MUMMY-movie. O.k., the effects are - most of the time - excellent - except the badly animated Scorpion King during the show-down -, but what the movie really suffers from is the missing plot. You can guess almost any scene in the movie. The acting only helps the story to jump from one effect-scene to the next. Too many special effects destroy a movie and it seems like Hollywood doesn't understand this at all. The movie's an entertaining thrill-ride worth spending two hours in the cinema, but you'll forget about the movie the next day, because it's a heartless movie that totally lacks innovation and surprises. The pros of the film are: Patricia Velasquez, some very funny scenes. Finally, Spielberg should do another INDIANA JONES movie and show the money-hungry people at Universal what a real adventure should look like! See you and have a nice movie summer... still to come... maybe... Yours,Tobi