Just one summer movie

Rating: 7/10 (7 May 2001)

Abuse of CGI effects? yes; More action than in the first one? yes; Do you need to have the brain of Einstein to understand it? No!; Is it sophisticated and will it prevail for the rest of the eternity? No; but...is it still worth watching? Completely!; Is it a fun movie that complies with what people expect from summer movies? Absolutely!!!.
Spiderman-like mummies, pigmey mummies, two bad guys instead of one, 100 more special effects, twice the action including more than 100,000 bullets shot, a huge army of Anubises and the images that supposedly represent Egypt 3,000 years ago all golden and rich; what else would you like? Maybe a little more originality, but this is Hollywood and that is not possible most of the times.
Is there anything wrong of using your eyes instead of your brains for having fun? I hope not, because I don't do that on summer adventure/action movies. Instead, try to take the movie for what it is, a continuation of the money making movie from 1999 to make even more money this time giving people a little more of the same thing the other did. Having that in mind, don't expect Oscar material in this movie, but just two hours of adventure, romance, an Indiana Jones-like score and money spent in its making, etc. And then, I assure you that you might have a pleasant time and a smile at the end of the film.