Product: The Mummy Returns [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 5.0
I WANT MY MUMMY
Okay, all you out there who want a heavy plot and more characterization, let's see: As THE MUMMY RETURNS opens, we pan to a romantic patio setting where Brendan Fraser tells his wife Rachel Weisz all about his upbringing in a Cairo orphanage; how the other children laughed at him because of the funny tattoo on his arm. Rachel listens, her eyes fixed on her handsome hubby, she touches his arm and tells him that doesn't matter, she and her son love him. Then Rachel stands up, goes to the balcony, wine in her hand, and tells Brendan all about her staid upbringing in a stuffy old manor, with her father who was determined that his daughter follow in his historically based footsteps. Then Brendan gets up and joins Rachel as they look at the simmering sunset. Then little Alex comes out and tells his parents about his day at school. How he learned all about ancient Egyptology and was beginning to develop a crush on little Emmaline, the daughter of the headmaster. They pick Alex up, coo over him and then start talking about their upcoming tour of the ancient Persian artifacts. Ho hum...there's your plot...now, what about the action? Rachel breaks a fingernail; Brendan gets hemorrhoids and little Alex has a tryst with the headmaster.My point is: this is a fun-filled, breathtaking, non-stop action movie, filled with wondrous special effects and intense cliffhanging scenes. Who cares about the characters' pasts, their idiosyncrasies...if you want that, get THE HOURS or INTERIORS or any Tennessee Williams movie.If you want a darned good action film, then THE MUMMY RETURNS is just for you!!!!