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The
year is 1935, 10 years have passed since the events that took
place in the first movie. And now Rick (Brendan Fraser) and
Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) have a little sprog! - Yes Evelyn is
a mummy! Oh yes, there is also a hurriedly rushed plot which
introduces an ancient evil leader, the Scorpion King, who
is waiting around until someone wakes him and his hoards of
demons...
When
the first movie in this series, The Mummy, was released
theatrically it received mixed reviews. The acting was poor,
the plot was shallow and it was, quiet frankly, rather weak
as Hollywood blockbusters go. However this was largely overlooked
because the movie was such good fun. Sure, it wasn't Indiana
Jones - which it was so desperate to emulate - but it
was enjoyable, never taking itself too seriously. Two years
on (or 10 years if we are talking narrativley) and the release
of the sequel shows us that which what was forgivably poor
has become annoyingly bad.
The
acting in the first movie was bad enough, but now we have
an annoying little kid to contend with. When released in the
cinema the special effects - while special in places - are
on the whole quiet poor. With only the Scorpion's scary beastie
army and the truly frightening pygmy mummies looking worthy
of a blockbuster movie. However, on video these effects don't
look half as bad as they did on the big screen.
The
whole production looks rather rushed towards the end and you
could be forgiven for thinking that the studio had run out
of time and money at the last minute - maybe they did! There
are many laughably poor moments including a rather awful scene
involving a dirigible which should never have made it past
the storyboard stage. But fear not, there is a welcome, if
brief, return for the flesh eating scarab beetles and the
mummy's skeleton guards which featured heavily in the climax
of the last movie embark on a rather good outing on a London
bus.
But
Sommers lets us Brits down by insisting on placing St Paul's
cathedral, Big Ben and Tower Bridge in a line. I may not have
done that much sightseeing when I lived in London for eight
years, but even I know they are nowhere near each other.
But
this is a kids move (12 upwards) and I'm sure they'll love
it.
Darren
Rea
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