Dumb fun, in spite of itself

Rating: Null/10 (6 May 2001)

I enjoyed this movie, it was worth the $4 I paid at a bargain matinee. But I'm glad I didn't pay full price.
However...that said...it's actually a pretty bad movie.
It tries to do everything bigger than the original, and that's not always a good thing.
And the plot is just too busy...I don't mean too hard to follow, I just mean, filled with ridiculous turns. Also full of holes.
It's rather like standing behind someone at an arcade game, watching them play it. Which can still be entertaining to view, but...
And for those who say, "it's an action movie, turn your brain off and let it flow over you", that's not an excuse, many similar movies (Indiana Jones and the original MUMMY) are better thought out.
The saving grace of the movie are the charismatic stars. They're likeable even when the script doesn't give them much to do but run around.
I could be Comic Book Guy from THE SIMPSONS and detail about 101 things wrong with this movie (and that's not hyperbole), but it's still a fun ride while you're watching it. But you better turn your brain off while viewing it AND afterwords, because otherwise, more and more things will bug you about it.
The fact that I feel the urge to compile that list of 101 things I think shows that the movie had the potential to be great, but didn't achieve it.

It's a little disappointing, because the original film was so much better then it could have been, that I had high hopes for this one.
Still, it's fun watching the good guys run from one CGIfest to the next.