A fun and silly movie

Rating: 7/10 (9 May 2001)

This movie is really getting a bum rap from critics. The movie is a fun action film that is completely aware that it is nothing more than a fun action film. So what if the laws of physics do not apply. So what if the acting is melodramatic, the dialogue is cheesy, and the characters in this movie world seem aware of it. That is the point. The "Mummy" movies are to action movies as the first "Scream" movie was to horror, just without a character thrown in to tell you every time that the movie is being a parody/stereotype. If you want to see a cinematic masterpiece, go to see Memento. If you want to have fun and suspend reality for a couple of hours, go to see The Mummy Returns.