A fabulous ride! (And I'm talking about the movie, not the roller-coaster)

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2006)

I loved The Mummy so, of course, I had to see The Mummy Returns as well. At first, I was wary of seeing it. The majority of movie sequels crash and burn hopelessly, ruining the originals forever. Thankfully, The Mummy Returns returns doesn't do that! This is at least as good as it's predecessor. A few alarm bells went off in my head when I first started watching this movie, but none of them were necessary. When I first saw that Evie and Rick had a kid (Alex), I was like, "Oh crap. This is going to suck." But it didn't! Freddie Boath actually does a really good job playing Alex. He wasn't annoying and he never got in the way of the action. The part was well written and he executed it well.
Props to Stephen Sommers for bringing back his entire leading cast. The Mummy Returns wouldn't have been half as good if any of the characters had been recast. The ever spectacular Rachel Weisz once again does a wonderful job playing Evie. The same for Brendan Frasier. When I first saw The Mummy, I was really worried about having Frasier in an action/adventure role. Face it, the guy isn't exactly the most serious actor. But he rocks, no one else could have played Rick like he can. Oded Fehr is wonderful as Ardeth Bay. I'm really glad that they decided not to kill off his character at the end of The Mummy. But for me, John Hannah once again stole the show. I love him as Jonathan! In every scene he's in, I can't take my eyes off of him. He's incredibly entertaining - just like an actor should be.
Stephen Sommers is a great director. Granted, his films are exactly going to win the Oscar for Best Picture, but the visual effects really are stunning. His movies garb me and always entertain me, regardless.
So the moral of the story is, RENT THE MUMMY RETURNS! It's a fabulous ride and you won't regret it. A very solid 9/10.