Brilliant entertainment, wonderful escapism, makes you feel good!

Rating: Null/10 (23 May 2001)

I saw this the first day it was released in UK, and had looked forward to it since I saw The Mummy (which I have now seen umpteen times on video). It was well worth waiting for...the action was relentless, the scenes imaginatively and sensitively filmed - so close at times that I felt I was "there" taking part. Although some of the storyline seemed contrived - stranger things happen in real life... It was back to old-fashioned entertainment, where the love scenes are romantic. The smoulder in Ardeth Bay's eyes alone is worth the admission fee. He is undoubtedly the sexiest actor on screen and is headed for a VERY exiting future in movies of all types. It's the type of film you could easily see again and again - just to fill in any blanks that may have been missed first time round! Can't wait till its out on video. Can't say that the Scorpion King prequel fills me with the same anticipation - would like the next film to further develop the characters of the O'Connels, Jonathon, and Ardeth Bay and develop laterally with other aspects of Egypt being brought out - perhaps tied up in a pre and during WWII era?... All in all I thought this film was a wonderful example of escapism, and I came out smiling...it made me feel really good!