The Mummy

Name: The Mummy
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy, Comedy
Released: May 7, 1999
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz

1999

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Mixed or average reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: May 7, 1999 | PG-13

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz

Summary: A full-scale re-imagining of Universal Pictures' seminal 1932 film, The Mummy is a rousing, suspenseful and horrifying epic about an expedition of treasure-seeking explorers in the Sahara Desert in 1925. [Universal Pictures]

Director: Stephen Sommers

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 125 min

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Bob Graham

Digs up both laughs and chills from timeworn material. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

A pretty good job of zipping things along and occasionally scaring us, and the digital effects are fun. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

There is much to look at--it's like spending two hours in Michael Jackson's Undead Neverland--but not a lot at stake. Read full review

Jay Carr

Seems to be going through a series of motions so obviously virtual that it makes you wish that the filmmakers had stayed away from the computer keyboards entirely and stuck with the rotting tape look. Read full review

David Sterritt

Long, bombastic, and violent, but fantasy fans may enjoy its fast-moving energy. Read full review

William Arnold

Numbingly predictable and repetitive non-stop action. Read full review

Richard Schickel

Hopelessly overwrought and deeply dopey movie. Read full review

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liptap

Jun 11, 2011

This movie is AMAZING!!!! It is very fast paced with a lot of action, comedy & pretty decent special effects too! It is very entertaining & extremely enjoyable.

43 of 46 users found this helpful433

meydianarizki21

Feb 26, 2021

The Last Great Adventure Film
Don't get me wrong, we have had lots of great movies since '99, but I really feel that this is the last one where it was just 10 for 10 great. And it was a great way to end the 90's, which I still believe to be one of the best movie decades; we knew how to makeThe Last Great Adventure Film
Don't get me wrong, we have had lots of great movies since '99, but I really feel that this is the last one where it was just 10 for 10 great. And it was a great way to end the 90's, which I still believe to be one of the best movie decades; we knew how to make great movies and we knew how to make great trailers for those great movies--not just rapidly flashing scenes with drums and clashing and building violins, but REAL trailers edited to perfection with great music.

"The Mummy" just packs it all; from Adventure to Horror to Fantasy to Drama to Comedy, and in my humble opinion, it succeeds superbly in all five genres. It is just such a FUN movie! The sites (and sights), the sound design, the CGI (while I won't say it's perfect), and, of course, Jerry Goldsmith's masterpiece of a score which can take Alan Silvestri's for "The Mummy Returns" to the cleaners any day of the week.

While "The Mummy" was a blockbuster, it is sadly one of those unappreciated movies. Shortly after its release is when movies began to take a turn for the worse and become darker, and for what ever crackbutt reason, darker is what the American Audience wants. Audiences just want movies where everyone dies (a lot of the time including the hero(es)), the music is heavily synthesized, and the plot is simplistic.

"The Mummy" is an epic adventure from beginning to end. And I can only hope that our movies return to this movie-type some day soon. While I do like "The Mummy Returns", it was a little too silly for me. And "Tomb of the Dragon Emperor"? No comment. The first one just captures the fun-ness that movies are SUPPOSED to be; a movie that grabs you out of your world so you almost feel as if you're IN the movie (he said, at the risk of sounding either cheezy or loony), very much in the tradition of "Jurassic Park" and its sequel.

It's just truly a classic, and will hopefully remain so long enough to see a day when it is appreciated again.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Impugn

Jan 11, 2020

The Mummy is an exhilarating action adventure with tons of action, horror, comedy & a dash of romance.

3 of 3 users found this helpful30

AndrewB

Jan 12, 2009

A thoroughly enjoyable film that is nothing more than what it tries to be-Entertainment. Don't go into this film expecting a great story that will cause you to think of life in a different way; watch it for the impossible adventure, witty dialogue, and just dumb fun.

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russiangamer

Apr 20, 2017

Лучше всего в этом фильме выполнен элемент комедии. Диалоги смешные, порой остроумные, а это не даёт заскучать и неплохо веселит. Сцены боёв выглядят весьма комично и эпично, наверняка создатели вдохновлялись Индианой Джонсом. Элемент фильма, который потерял всё интересное со временем - этоЛучше всего в этом фильме выполнен элемент комедии. Диалоги смешные, порой остроумные, а это не даёт заскучать и неплохо веселит. Сцены боёв выглядят весьма комично и эпично, наверняка создатели вдохновлялись Индианой Джонсом. Элемент фильма, который потерял всё интересное со временем - это ужасы. Пугают старыми проверенными способами, присутствуют хоррор-клише, да и Мумия не выглядит так же устрашающе, как это было лет 10 назад.
Итог: Отличный фильм боевик-комедия, который теперь нету смысла смотреть как ужасы, только если повеселится от забавных диалогов или посмотреть на неплохой экшен.… Expand

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Meth-dude

Jul 19, 2017

This movie came out so long ago, that I had forgotten how much fun it actually is. The acting is great, the action scenes were well made, the story was interesting and the movie was a lot of fun. Despite the dated CGI effects and the failed comedy moments, it's still a pretty good movie.

0 of 9 users found this helpful09

Panchogul

Jun 8, 2020

Ridícula y soez de principio a fin, los efectos especiales son bastante buenos, fuera de eso no hay nada mejor que destacar, las actuaciones son terribles, en especial la de Brendan Fraser.

0 of 22 users found this helpful022

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