Product: The Mummy Returns [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 3.0
Jar-Jar meets The Mummy
There seems to be a rule in Hollywood that any picture which is successful requires a sequel loaded with hooks for Happy Meal toys. I am speaking, of course, of the ubiquitous 10-year-old kid who saves the world in all these movies.The predecessor to this movie was wonderful; it was just creepy enough to make me keep the lights on, just romantic enough to justify the mandatory ripped-blouse scene, and just realistic enough to make the characters seem like actual humans, rather than plastic action figures ready-made in time for your holiday shopping pleasure.The visual effects were as good as "The Mummy".. but I felt ripped-off paying (...) for a re-run. The dialogue was predictable, the acting was geared towards children.