The very definition of an action/adventure film.

Rating: 8/10 (29 May 2001)

Even though this film embodies everything that I think is so very wrong with film making today: not much story, too little plot and a reliance on special effects and action instead of talent  I still enjoyed it.
It is hard not to get caught up in the whiz-bang exploits and fast paced story that are being told solely for your entertainment  and entertaining it is.
It was great that the cast from 1999's `The Mummy' has all returned As I said in my review for that film `Brendan Fraser is the logical successor to Harrison Ford as the screen's newest action star.' And he shows he is still probably that successor.
It is a real pleasure to watch Rachel Weisz  she is beautiful and she can act  at least as much as the script will allow.
Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy/High Priest Imhotep) is fascinating to look at too There is something very compelling about his look and screen presence. I would like to see more of his work.
I did wonder if "The Rock" (who know his real name is Dwayne Johnson?) was cast just to pull in a specific demographic...
Speaking of demographics: women consistently liked this film more than men did -- also something that I wondered about.
There were many (maybe too many?) sequences where the heroes got away in just the nick of time; after a while it just didn't seem plausible.
The sound track became somewhat annoying. It was over-loud and because I was in an excellent theater with a superb sound system (and almost no audience) there were times when Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) would do something heroic and it sounded like applause had been dubbed into the background.
This film borrowed heavily from many, many films There were scenes that were right out of `Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace,' `ET: the Extraterrestrial,' `Murder on the Orient Express,' and far too many others to mention.
But, going back to my opening paragraph: I enjoyed it!