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The Mummy (1999)

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Reviews Counted:80

Fresh:43

Rotten:37

Average Rating:5.7/10

Consensus: Flat jokes and overblown effects rubbed critics raw.

Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: In the 1920s, a group of archaeologists led by adventurer Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) discovers the mummified body of Imhotep, an Egyptian priest who was cursed for falling in love with the... In the 1920s, a group of archaeologists led by adventurer Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) discovers the mummified body of Imhotep, an Egyptian priest who was cursed for falling in love with the Pharoah's mistress. When they accidentally resurrect him, the battle for survival begins, as the mummy begins to use his powers to reclaim his long-lost love. Director Stephen Sommers updates this classic Universal monster for the 1990s, using a dazzling array of computer-generated special effects. Fun performances from Fraser and Weisz add to the tongue-in-cheek Saturday matinee appeal. [More]

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Kevin J. O'Connor, Jonathan Hyde, Oded Fehr, Bernard Fox, Patricia Velasquez, Tuc Watkins, Stephen Dunham, Corey Johnson, Omid Djalili

Director: Stephen Sommers

Director: Stephen Sommers
Screenwriter: Stephen Sommers
Producer: Sean Daniel, James Jacks
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

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Andrew O'Hehir
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Spectacle, rowdy adventure and supernatural horror all crammed into a raucous two hours of high-testosterone special-effects filmmaking!

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Bob Fenster
Bob Fenster
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We're left impressed by the effects and wondering why the filmmakers didn't even try to do anything else new and interesting.

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Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Being a bad movie is not always a bad thing.

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Carlo Cavagna
Carlo Cavagna
AboutFilm.com

The Mummy's action scenes are adroitly staged, and they show off Fraser's rugged hero persona to best effect.

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Chris Grunden
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David N. Butterworth
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George Lucas and Steven Spielberg pioneered this new-yet-old approach in the 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones' series, and the formula is viable enough to make 'The Mummy' popular with its target teenage audience.

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David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

All I can say is: Mummies!

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Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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A failure in more ways than a mortal would have time to explain!

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Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Trades in scares and suspense for a mainstream action-adventure, all in the name of a few extra box-office bucks.

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Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
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One more overblown exercise in big budget lameness!

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Edward Johnson-Ott
Edward Johnson-Ott
NUVO Newsweekly

The Mummy is much less a mum-walks-among-us story than a blatant rip-off of the Indiana Jones films with a sarcophagus full of dazzling computer graphics.

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Gary Brown
Gary Brown
Houston Community Newspapers

The Mummy, quite shamelessly, combines the imagery and serialized thrills of the Indiana Jones movies with the frenetic special-effects energy of the Evil Dead movies, and has quite a bit of fun in doing so.

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Philadelphia Daily News
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