The same magic plus The Rock!!!

Rating: 7/10 (8 September 2019)

When you approach a sequel the danger is not meeting the expectations of the audience, not honouring the characters established in the first film and not recreating the magic. The Mummy Returns doesn't have any of these problems, the cast is back and they're clearly still loving it, heroes and villains alike. There are some additions to the cast like Freddie Boath as Alex O'Connell and The Rock as the Scorpion King both of whom do a great job, but we're here to see Mr and Mrs O'Connell take on the evil Imhotep and we're not disappointed.
Action, adventure, romance and a lot of fun as Rick retains his shoot first, second and third approach to problems. Rachel Weisz as Evelyn gets more action and responds with aplom and John Hannah continues to be a fine comedic foil.
Mummies, mini mummies, huge undead Jackal armies and more are thrown at the cast, topped by the return of Imhotep and Anck Su Namun who also get to develop their characters and relationship to a heartbreaking degree and they provide one of the most tragic and moving parts of what is essentially a fantastic popcorn movie.