Other returnees include Oded Fehr as valiant ally Ardeth Bay and Arnold Vosloo as the cursed yet powerful title character, Imhotep. Stephen Sommers again writes and directs. A welcome addition is Freddie Boath as Alex, the couple's cute, clever and nervy son. The story veers from Egypt to London and back, sparked by kidnappings, thefts, chases, sword fights and much noisy gunfire. It concerns reincarnation, destiny and Imhotep unearthing an undead army.
Details are murky, and loud action obscures some dialogue.
We suggest you forget coherence and just enjoy the ride. This being an Indiana Jones wannabe, snakes and bugs swarm and slither, and Fraser sports a fedora. It's an adventure film with horror elements, not the other way around, and the tone is lighthearted and fun. Trying too hard to sustain action while pushing for peaks, Sommers makes missteps. Some slow-mo shots are cheesy, and a cartoonish monster wouldn't pass muster for realism in Shrek .