When you just wish for the heroes to find a gruesome death

Rating: 4/10 (28 December 2014)

There are a lot of things that aren't that great about this return of the Mummy. The first film was decent fun, this one tries to be more of the same, except it's not very funny, it is loaded with an army of clichés, including my personal most hated one, resurrection, an over-dependence on cgi, convenient and dumb reincarnations, last minute rescues that can't convince a toddler, archaeologists who should be tried for cultural crimes against humanity, etc. However, there is still one good thing at the core. The immortal romance between the bad guys makes up for a lot of these flaws, because a well-built villain is worth a lot. Especially when the good guys are ultra-annoying Brendan Fraser, simply annoying Rachel Weisz, their super-annoying kid and that not even comic relief other guy, while the evil counterparts have the better looks, more acting talent, and a superior backstory. And this is really the biggest problem, since nobody in their right mind could ever be glad for this "happy" ending, and no screenwriter can really explain how the woman who traversed time and space to bring back her lover proved to be less loyal than annoying Rachel Weisz was to Brendan Fraser, of all people.