Some impressive special effects, but a very superficial movie.

Rating: 3/10 (10 November 2001)

Whereas "The Mummy" was a likeable approach to popcorn cinema, the sequel lacks of any sort of characterization. There are some impressive Effects, like the flashbacks to ancient Egypt or the animated pygmies borrowed from "Jason and the Argonauts", but the plot and the characters are simplified in a way that they should offend any viewer that exceeds the age of ten years. Although the script offers chances of ambiguity, it destroys them immediately by a childish black and white philosophy. Regarding its costs, some of the effects aren't very convincing - like the scorpion king, who looks like a character from a video game - Ray Harryhausen made stuff like that more chilling forty years ago. Although "The Mummy" didn't reach its predecessors directed by Karl Freund and Terence Fisher, i though it was kinda fun. But the sequel is a sad example of producers smothering the audience with special effects so that they won't recognize the actual stupidity of the picture.