One of the best sequels ever?

Rating: Null/10 (5 May 2001)

This is a piece of entertainment that could have gone down one of two roads: cringe-worthy garbage, or worthy successor. luckily, for me at least, the latter would appear to be the result. much has been said about the FLAWS in the place. for those who wish to make certain everything in this film GELS with everything in the prior one, just take another look at the original. much like the GODFATHER series, the Stephen Sommers written/directed MUMMY saga seems to be one continuous story. this film will fill in some gaps, open new questions, but mostly it will simply bring you enjoyment, if you have any sense of wonder left. DO NOT go into this thinking it will be deep or meaningful. that's not to say it is shallow, but rather that it is what it is: good, solid entertainment. The film is much broader in scope than the original, the production values, as high as they were on the previous entry, are obviously much higher. there are moments in the film that seem a little far fetched, but then that's the point of it all. Personally, I could have done without The Rock, but, then again, it doesn't take much to pull off his role. aside from that, I highly recommend it.