It revels in its own retro-ness, and it's a hell of a lot of fun.
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08/25/08
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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 Pharoah's mistress. When they accidentally... [More]
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo
Director: Stephen Sommers
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Director Stephen Sommers has a kind of soulless, leaden touch, with none of the sleek, sprightly fun this kind of movie requires.
08/01/08
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06/24/06
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10/24/03
Top Critic 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?
07/03/03
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August 01, 2008:
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July 07, 2008:
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