The Scorpion King
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Metascore
45 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critics What's this?

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5.4 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 56 Ratings

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  • Starring: Dwayne Johnson
  • Summary: Inspired by the legendary Egyptian warrior this prequel to the opening sequence of "The Mummy Returns" is set 5,000 years ago in the notorious city of Gomorrah.
  • Director: Chuck Russell
  • Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy, Romance
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 92 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 30
  3. Negative: 8 out of 30
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    75
    Like every other action movie, it's designed for a 14-year-old boy's mentality, but it's enjoyable enough to turn most people into 14-year-old boys.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    60
    The movie itself is a live-action cartoon, a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action put together with the preteen boy in mind.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: David Grove
    60
    The film is dumb, formulaic, the other actors are scarcely worth mentioning, and the plot is merely an excuse to set up the action scenes. But it didn’t bore me; The Rock is ceaselessly entertaining.
  4. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    38
    Plays like Abbott and Costello Meet Conan the Barbarian.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 34
  3. Negative: 11 out of 34
  1. KevinJ.
    10
    I liked this movie
  2. cameronmorewood
    7
    It sizzles with dirty delights. Scorpion King is action packed, sexy, and even, to my surprise, decently filmed.
  3. imthenoob
    7
    Again, I am suprised to see such low ratings for this movie. It was a pretty enjoyable action flick that kept you interested from start to finish. A little corny and the acting isn't all the best but it's still good.… Expand
  4. ballpark_frank
    4
    If we restrict ratings to movies starring former 'rasslers, this might rate 6-7 from me (top honors going to "They Live" with 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper). But, overall, I find this to be below average. It's mildly entertaining, but just doesn't have that 'special hook'. If you want sword-and-sorcery action, you'd do much better sticking with the "Conan" movies. About the only draw I can see, is 'The Rock', which will no doubt bring in the 'rasslin' fans. Otherwise, the story is tripe. The comedy is forced (sticking with the cowardly side-kick and the smart-ass kid format). I should state that I haven't watched this in a theatre, or the DVD version - merely the televised version(s). However, I really don't sense I'm missing much… Expand

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