Not original but fun

Rating: Null/10 (9 August 2002)

In spite of the glaring lack of originality in this movie, it is nevertheless a fun ride. Rachel Weisz and Patricia Velasquez are sexy John Hannah is amusing, Oded Fehr is given a delightful character expansion from the first film, Shaun Parkes has some quite humorous moments in his sidekick role, and Arnold Vosloo is wonderfully villainous in the title role. I also enjoyed the Rock's cameo at the beginning of the film. Too bad they screwed it up with bad CGI at the end of the film. Freddie Boath, the child actor of the movie, shares striking chemistry with Adewale, who is great as one of Imhotep's minions. As for the leading man, Brendan Fraser, although he did a good job, he seemed more cardboard and less humorous than the last time around. Overall, quite a fun experience.