A Worthy Sequel To The Mummy

Rating: Null/10 (7 October 2013)

Making effective use of the very same ingredients that made its predecessor a surprise success, The Mummy Returns is a worthy follow-up to The Mummy that brings slight improvements in almost all filmmaking departments to provide its viewers another hell of a rollicking adventure that stays true to the original while also being more entertaining this time.
Set 10 years after the events of the first film, the story of The Mummy Returns brings back Rick & Evelyn O'Connell, along with their son Alex, against the High Priest Imhotep who has again risen from the dead but this time is looking for the Bracelet of Anubis in order to gain control of The Scorpion King's army, thus once again endangering the fate of all mankind.
Written & directed by Stephen Sommers who returns to the franchise he created with more action, humour & fun sequences and does a wonderful job at it. The premise is light-hearted as expected but the improvements are very much noticeable in visual effects, music, set pieces & few performances if not in writing which lack the freshness that the original had.
On an overall scale, The Mummy Returns is a welcome addition to The Mummy franchise that builds upon the foundation laid by the first chapter to succeed as another lively, cheerful & highly enjoyable extravaganza and does enough to satisfy most fans of the original. Once again not meant to be taken seriously, this adventurous sequel is almost as good as its predecessor, if not better.