Review – The Mummy Returns

As does the bulk of the cast from the 1999 original – less the characters who were irrevocably killed in the first round – supplemented by The Rock (virtually line-free, by the way) and a handful of other disposable supporting roles. The plot and the special effects are back again as well. Sadly, this time around the script leaves a bit to be desired. The story isn’t exactly what you’d call tight, suffering from several twists that come and go without contributing much to the overall tale. Still, I suppose it does its job, assuming that job is to glue the action sequences together. For the most part the fights, chases and scare shots work well. I particularly enjoyed the evil warriors despite wondering why they decided to model them after relatively benign Annubis rather than the actual Egyptian god of darkness, Set. On the other hand, I could have done without the mini-mummies that looked like bizarre combos of fetuses and the Zuni Warrior Fetish Doll from Trilogy of Terror. Though the first one was better, this one’s not a bad way to kill a couple of hours. However, DVD viewers be warned: the “Collector’s Edition” disc is poorly assembled, including extra features of poor technical quality and no option for widescreen viewing. Mildly amusing