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Mummy Returns, The
Universal Pictures
FILM:
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for adventure action and violence
Starring
Brendan Fraser,
Rachel Weisz,
John Hannah,
Arnold Vosloo,
Oded Fehr,
Dwayne,
Freddie Boath,
and
Patricia Velazquez
Deep within a shadowy chamber in the British Museum of London, an ancient force of terror is about to be reborn. It is 1933, the Year of the Scorpion. Eight years have passed since dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell (Fraser) and fearless Egyptologist Evelyn (Weisz) fought for their lives against a 3000-year-old enemy named Imhotep (Vosloo). (Universal Pictures)
| GENRE(S): |
Suspense/Thriller
|
| WRITTEN BY: |
Stephen Sommers
|
| DIRECTED BY: |
Stephen Sommers
|
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: October 2, 2001
Video: October 2, 2001
Theatrical: May 4, 2001
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| RUNNING TIME: |
125 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
80
Mr. Showbiz
Larry Terenzi
What matters is that the movie's a blast, right up until its protracted climax.
75
USA Today
Susan Wloszczyna
There's much mumbo-jumbo about past lives and symbolic tattoos, but who cares when you can gaze at a sight as lovely as a dirigible floating in the night sky?

70
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Both pleasantly old-fashioned and packed with up-to-date computer-generated special effects, the film's constant plot turns, cheeky sensibility and omnipresent action sequences have no trouble attracting our attention and holding on.

70
Variety
Todd McCarthy
Virtually bursts with visual goodies, and writer-director Stephen Sommers scarcely allows the actors, or the audience, a moment to take a breath during the nonstop action of the final hour.

67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
Sommers is a pure pop Steven Spielberg who's put his deft technical skills in the service of the ultimate rollercoaster movie ride. It's sometimes more exhausting than exciting.

67
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
So gleefully abandons any semblance of sanity that it's virtually impossible not to enjoy the sheer breadth of nonsensical fun taking place on screen.

63
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Although the sequel retains its predecessor's breezy retro spirit, The Mummy Returns is a mite darker and scarier and the effects a little spiffier.
63
Chicago Tribune
Mark Caro
Action junkies may enjoy this non-stop barrage, which barely pauses for anything but the most rudimentary (albeit complicated) plot exposition.

63
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
Perfectly enjoyable swashbuckling, eye-catching entertainment.

63
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
The movie resembles a video game in which each victory whisks you to the next level, with slightly different antagonists and a faster pace.

60
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
It's all very impressive without being particularly enthralling.

60
Film.com
Sean Means
Mostly he's (Fraser) trapped in a sequel that's too wrapped up in a desire to top itself.

58
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
The actors themselves are more rip roaring and full of spunk than in their first outing.

50
Portland Oregonian
Kim Morgan
So action-packed from start to finish that the final result is grating rather than thrilling.
50
Salon.com
Charles Taylor
Everything the first "Mummy" was fun for not being. It's loud and chaotic, jammed with effects that don't wow us precisely because they are trying so hard to wow us.

50
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The mistake of The Mummy Returns is to abandon the characters, and to use the plot only as a clothesline for special effects and action sequences.

50
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
More emphasis on computer-generated gimmickry than on persuasive acting and ideas.

50
Village Voice
Michael Atkinson
First and foremost a trial run for a Universal Studios ride.

50
Slate
David Edelstein
A few billion 1s and 0s in search of a movie.

50
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
If you liked the earlier ''Mummy,'' you'll probably like this one. In fact, at many points you'll probably think you are watching the earlier one.
50
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
The noisome action sequences of The Mummy Returns are preferable to the quiet times, when the cast is limited to spouting dialogue that is a banal combination of exposition and homily.

50
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
It works its gilded butt off to give you your money's worth.

50
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Suffers from the bloat common to sequels.

50
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
The Mummy was certainly no "Raiders," but as far as summer movies go, it was just good enough.
40
LA Weekly
Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
You can't see the movie for the footage, so thick is it with digital tricks and furious action.

40
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
This frenzied sequel has all of the clank but none of the swank of the previous version.
38
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
This might all have been silly fun -- as it was in the 1999 version -- except for the carelessness of the whole picture.

30
Washington Post
Curt Fields
Fraser is likable enough, albeit never quite convincing as an action hero.

30
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
Many of the visual effects are stunning, but others are downright cheesy -- especially an attempt to fuse the Rock's head onto a scorpion's body.

20
New Times (L.A.)
Robert Wilonsky
It punishes rather than entertains; it condescends, it offends, it loathes its audience.

20
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
We have to suffer through two hours of this rancid summer cheese.


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