If you smell-la-la-la-la-la...what the Rock is acting...

Rating: 9/10 (11 May 2001)

Overall, I was quite pleased with the movie and found it to be quite entertaining, although the ending left something to be desired.
Like many other viewers, one reason I went to see the movie was because the Rock (aka Dwayne Johnson) starred in it (well, actually, it may be considered a supporting role). Because of the commercials, I was lead to believe that the Rock would have a major role in the movie (the character, the Scorpion King, had a major role, not the Rock himself). As a result, I was mislead but not disappointed.
Although the Rock did not have a major role in the movie, I found it to be thrilling, humourous and action-packed. All in all, it was the best movie I had seen in a while. In fact, in some cases, this movie was far superior than the first. Not only that, but the movie contained much of the continuity of the first and featured many of the same actors as well.
Also, if you haven't seen the movie yet, watch the previous movie first. This will re-familiarize you with the characters, their motivations, evil creatures, magical artifacts, certain locales in Egypt, etc. This will prevent you from having to remember who a certain character was.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Arnold Vosloo and Freddie Boath all performed quite well (from an entertainment point of view), and I would be extremely interested to see them all in another Mummy sequel (it can be done, because after all, we're talking about Hollywood here).
Unfortunately, the movie was not perfect. The ending was disappointing. I will not describe it, but what I found disappointing was the use of poor computer animated graphics rather than a live action shot.
Because of the ending, I only gave it 9 out of 10 stars.