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The Mummy Returns (2001)

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Reviews Counted:135

Fresh:64

Rotten:71

Average Rating:5.2/10

Consensus: The special effects are impressive, but its excessive use gives the movie a detached, artificial feel. As such, the characters seems secondary to the computer generated imagery, and they lose much of the charm they had in the first movie. Also, with so many story elements borrowed from other movies, this Mummy feels like a retread.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for adventure action and violence

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:May 4, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $200,691,120

Synopsis: Flanked by fabulous computer-generated battle scenes that would make BRAVEHEART proud, THE MUMMY RETURNS is a fast-paced sequel that surpasses the hit 1999 original, both directed by Stephen... Flanked by fabulous computer-generated battle scenes that would make BRAVEHEART proud, THE MUMMY RETURNS is a fast-paced sequel that surpasses the hit 1999 original, both directed by Stephen Sommers. Virtually the entire cast has come back for another exciting go-round, this time trying to prevent Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) from gaining control of the Bracelet of Anubis and taking on the Scorpion King (the Rock) for control of the world. But to gain that power, Imhotep and his vicious true love, Anck-Su-Namun (Patricia Velasquez), must get to the Oasis of Ahm Shere before Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser), his wife, Evie (Rachel Weisz), their son, Alex (Freddie Boath), the mysterious Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr), and Evie's brother, Jonathan (John Hannah, who provides much of the comic relief). Set in 1933, THE MUMMY RETURNS combines elements of the STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES films in letting loose a scintillating thrill-ride of a movie, chock-full of terrific special effects and marvelous locations (Morocco, Jordan, and London), erupting in a spirited tale of flight and fantasy, sword and sorcery. The addition of Freddie Boath to the cast increases the suspense as well as the comedy; his scenes with the evil Lock-Nah (fiercely played by OZ veteran Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) are among the best in the film. THE MUMMY RETURNS also features professional wrestler the Rock as the Scorpion King, who was defeated in 3067 BC and is ready to be resurrected in the Year of the Scorpion. [More]

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Oded Fehr

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Oded Fehr, Arnold Vosloo, Patricia Velasquez, Dwayne Johnson, Freddie Boath

Director: Stephen Sommers

Director: Stephen Sommers
Screenwriter: Stephen Sommers
Producer: James Jacks, Sean Daniel
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Studio: Universal Pictures

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...sprawls with so much visual and technical energy that, even with downright insulting effects and plot points, we are left enthralled by the feathery and colorful substance.

Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment Comment
06/01/01
David Keyes
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

Dopey as it is, this Mummy returns with plenty of appealing elements and that is what matters.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
06/01/01
Doris Toumarkine
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International

It's fun and full of adventure and has enough F/X to satisfy the most jaded action fan.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
05/29/01
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

El filme de Sommers se deja ver fácilmente si lo que se está buscando es una experiencia fílmica totalmente 'palomera'

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
05/27/01
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

Was it the ILM summer intern skeleton crew's team building project, chosen by drawing straws?...so much graphics compression the whole movie fits on a zip disk.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
05/22/01
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

As escapist, noisy popcorn entertainment, it certainly delivers

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
05/18/01
Caroline Westbrook
Caroline Westbrook
Empire Magazine

expertly implements the three rules of a sequel, which are: 1) bigger; 2) louder; 3) more

Full Review Source: AboutFilm.com | comment Comment
05/16/01
Carlo Cavagna
Carlo Cavagna
AboutFilm.com

Saturday cinema lives!

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
05/14/01
Michael Thomson
Michael Thomson
BBC

In its determination to be bigger, faster, and louder than the original, The Mummy Returns loses sight of the very things that made the first one so popular.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
05/13/01
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Better than the original

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
05/11/01
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
San Francisco Examiner
N/R

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05/11/01
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05/11/01
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Urban Cinefile

A bully follow-up to the 1999 international smash

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
05/11/01
David Hunter
David Hunter
Hollywood Reporter
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"succeeds, due to a playful sense of fun"

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05/10/01
Matt Easterbrook
Matt Easterbrook
Matt's Movie Reviews

The goal here seems to be to race through the plot-as-endless-series-of-climaxes with enough speed and energy that you almost forget you've seen it all before.

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
05/09/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

I think perhaps Sommers accomplished all that he wanted to with that first film, because there is very, very little here that is new or fresh anymore.

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05/09/01
Greg Dean Schmitz
Greg Dean Schmitz
Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies

The sequel does little more than repeat the need-a-bigger-boat jokes, triple the digital effects, and forget entirely about the old Universal B-movies.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
05/08/01
Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson
Village Voice
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05/08/01
Gary Brown
Gary Brown
Houston Community Newspapers

Enveloped me from beginning to almost the end in that magic sort of Spielberg-esque way.

Full Review Source: Juicy Cerebellum | comment Comment
05/08/01
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

It's like watching someone else play a computer game.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
05/07/01
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
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