Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 82
Fresh: 45 | Rotten: 37
Flat jokes and overblown effects rubbed critics raw.
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Critic Reviews: 18
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 10
Flat jokes and overblown effects rubbed critics raw.
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Loosely adapted from the classic 1932 horror film starring Boris Karloff, The Mummy is set in Egypt, where over 3,000 years ago the high priest Imhotep (played by Arnold Vosloo) was given the all-important assignment of preparing the recently dead for their journey into the afterlife. However, Imhotep made one terrible mistake - he became smitten with Anck-Su-Namun, the mistress of the Pharaoh himself. Driven mad by jealousy and love, Imhotep murdered the Pharaoh, and his punishment was to be
Jun 1, 1999 Wide
Sep 28, 1999
Universal Pictures
All Critics (110) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (50) | Rotten (37) | DVD (39)
A hyperactive hodgepodge of monumental proportions!
Tries to have it both ways, sending up the adventure genre for laughs while also going for some mild shocks, but the sand slips through its fingers on both counts.
There is hardly a thing I can say in its favor, except that I was cheered by nearly every minute of it.
It revels in its own retro-ness, and it's a hell of a lot of fun.
An unpretentious pulp adventure...
Director Stephen Sommers has a kind of soulless, leaden touch, with none of the sleek, sprightly fun this kind of movie requires.
it's easy to fall back on self-conscious humor. But if, as the author, you have to keep interrupting your story to remind the audience how dumb the material is, what's the point of telling the tale in the first place?
After many many different ideas and approaches a final concept was agreed upon and this franchise was kick started, note...I really will try not to mention 'Indiana Jones' too much.A very loose 'remake' of the classic Karloff horror film this was completely re-imagined and given the 'Indy' treatment with minor horror
April 10, 2012Super Reviewer
Im a huge fan of the mummy movies and ive always enjoyed watching them, i think ive watch the first two at least 5 or 6 times!Its just a very enjoyable light hearted amusing, but also freaky and possible a bit of a horror flick as well! Too be honest its an all in one movie that should be enjoyed, a great and amusing
September 9, 2007
Super Reviewer
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