Synopsis:
THE MUMMY RETURNS is set in 1935, 10 years after the events
of the first film. Rick O'Connell (Fraser) is now married to Evelyn
(Weisz), and the couple have settled in London, where they are
raising their 9-year-old son Alex (played by screen newcomer Freddie
Boath). When a chain of events finds the corpse of Imhotep (Vosloo)
resurrected in the British Museum, the mummy Imhotep walks the
earth once more, determined to fulfill his quest for immortality.
But another force has also been set loose in the world...one born
of the darkest rituals of ancient Egyptian mysticism, and even
more powerful than Imhotep. When these two forces clash, the fate
of the world will hang in the balance, sending the O'Connells
on a desperate race to save the world from unspeakable evil, and
rescue their son before it is too late.
Duration: Two hours, 5 minutes.
The Crew:
Brendan
Fraser as Rick O'Connell
Rachel Weisz as Evelyn
Arnold Vosloo as Imhotep(Mummy)
Patricia Velasquez as Anck-Su-Namun
Freddie Boath as Alex
The Rock( World Wrestling Federation
superstar, in his film debut) asThe Scorpion King
Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bay
John Hannah as Jonathan
Shaun Parkes as Izzy(Pilot)
Director: Stephen Sommers
Producer: James Jacks &
Sean Daniels S
Screenwriter: Stephen Sommers
Cinematographer: Adrian Biddle
Special Effects: Neil Corbould
Review:
Adrian Biddle as the director of photography gives audiences
a virtual feast when it comes to the grandeur of the Nile and
the pyramids the amazing quality of timelessness of these monuments
of an ancient era stays in the mind - a magical, surreal world.
The same goes for visual effects supervisor John Berton whose
creatures and the clashes make wonderful viewing by themselves.
Music by Alan Silvestri is only an aid to the proceedings as sound
effects take over in most of the frames. Written and Directed
by Stephen Sommers ``The Mummy Returns'' is one exciting flight
to fantasy. (Hindu)
Fraser and Weisz are lively again, but they're less actors here
than presences. (Chicago Tribune)
Rated a kid-safe PG-13, "The Mummy Returns" is a loud, ever-rolling,
simplistic wallop of a movie. It has as many villains as heroes,
masses of armies wider than the Sahara, bloodless hand-to-hand
combat, buckets o' tommy gun bullets, a wisecracking 8-year-old
boy, cat-fighting women and, at least for a while, pro wrestling's
the Rock. Like its predecessor, "The Mummy Returns" leaps and
bounds, jokes and scares, roars and double-roars. And not for
a single second does it ever feel real. (Atlanta
Journal-Constitution )
"The Mummy Returns" relies more on intricate computer effects
than on persuasive acting, dialogue, and ideas. •"Mummy" breaks
FX barriers Most regrettable of all, there's not a moment of real
feeling in this expensive but empty-hearted epic. Fans of modern-day
horror will find everything here they desire, and rivers of money
are certain to flow from the "Mummy" coffin to Universal's coffers
as the summer box-office season begins. But moviegoers who like
subtle chills may wish this explosive entertainment were buried
quietly in the Egyptian sand. (Christian
Science Monitor )
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