Disappointing ending, annoying brat

Rating: 8/10 (29 November 2004)

Fairly enjoyable film, with good set pieces.
Enjoyed the film at cinema, it is only when you watch it at home that some details start to annoy you.
The computer graphics of the mummy and his guards were superb as usual, but the ending of the film was let down completely by the seriously ropey looking scorpion king at the end of the movie (didn't look anything like the Rock). What I have to ask is was the budget for cg spent on making the mummies look good, and they ran out of cash to polish the Scorpion King!
The MOST annoying thing about the whole movie though was the inclusion of the boy. Within two minutes of him on screen I was rooting for the bad guys when they were going to get rid of him!
I rated The Mummy as 10/10, and The Mummy Returns 8/10. (It lost a point each for the Scorpion King graphics, and for the annoying little brat!)