A loose reboot of a 1930's horror film starring Brendan Fraser? If there was ever a reason to put off a film for twelves years, this is it.
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah
Directed by: Stephen "I'm too good for GI Joe 2" Sommers
The Positives:
- The above screencap.
- Not to sound like a jackass, but I enjoyed the hanging of Brendan Fraser a tad too much.
- Not only does Rachel Weisz pull off that 1920's beauty quite well, but she makes being smart sexy.
- The scenery is absolutely gorgeous, as long as the shoddy CGI doesn't get in the way. Though, I must admit, the CGI mummy wasn't all that bad.
- Zombies! Ok, technically mummies!
- Lastly, I will say that this story is very interesting. Maybe if the movie had a less cartoonish execution, this could've been a good flick.
The Negatives:
- The film has quite a slow start. Even with a royal murder, Brendan Fraser commanding an army at war, and Rachel Weisz totally destroying a library I found myself dozing off and questioning whether to continue the movie.
- Some, if not most of the characters feel like walking cartoons, especially these Gad and Beni fellows. Brendan Fraser's character has the added bonus of being completely unlikeable.
- A lot of Brendan Fraser's quips might have been inspired by the witty one-liners found in 'Indiana Jones', but they only come off as poorly written dialogue.
- Actually, most of the dialogue is poorly written. "Why if it isn't my little buddy Beni… I think I'll kill you." stands out most to me. I literally groaned when I heard it (combined with the way it was delivered).
- Oh and about that Beni. He is probably one of my least favorite characters of any movie I've ever watched.
- These 'Medjai' fellows remind me of the Vietnamese drug cartel from 'Tropic Thunder'. The way they act just makes me laugh.
- Dracula's scared of crucifixes. Frankenstein, fire. The Mummy? Cats.
- 'The Mummy' has a habit of introducing characters just to establish set pieces and then killing them off minutes later. Ex. Poor Winston was written in just to fly a plane with our heroes in it. Not to advance the plot mind you, considering how random it is, but instead to set up a sequence where the Mummy creates a massive sandstorm and destroys the plane. Winston is the only one who doesn't make it, not that it matters because boy that scene looked "cool".
- About half way through the movie I had to stop it a take care of a few errands. Upon my return I actually had to force myself to finish watching it. That's not normally the best sign for a movie.
Grade: D+
A poor man's 'Indiana Jones' if there ever was one.
Directed by: Stephen "I'm too good for GI Joe 2" Sommers
The Positives:
- The above screencap.
- Not to sound like a jackass, but I enjoyed the hanging of Brendan Fraser a tad too much.
- Not only does Rachel Weisz pull off that 1920's beauty quite well, but she makes being smart sexy.
- The scenery is absolutely gorgeous, as long as the shoddy CGI doesn't get in the way. Though, I must admit, the CGI mummy wasn't all that bad.
- Zombies! Ok, technically mummies!
- Lastly, I will say that this story is very interesting. Maybe if the movie had a less cartoonish execution, this could've been a good flick.
The Negatives:
- The film has quite a slow start. Even with a royal murder, Brendan Fraser commanding an army at war, and Rachel Weisz totally destroying a library I found myself dozing off and questioning whether to continue the movie.
- Some, if not most of the characters feel like walking cartoons, especially these Gad and Beni fellows. Brendan Fraser's character has the added bonus of being completely unlikeable.
- A lot of Brendan Fraser's quips might have been inspired by the witty one-liners found in 'Indiana Jones', but they only come off as poorly written dialogue.
- Actually, most of the dialogue is poorly written. "Why if it isn't my little buddy Beni… I think I'll kill you." stands out most to me. I literally groaned when I heard it (combined with the way it was delivered).
- Oh and about that Beni. He is probably one of my least favorite characters of any movie I've ever watched.
- These 'Medjai' fellows remind me of the Vietnamese drug cartel from 'Tropic Thunder'. The way they act just makes me laugh.
- Dracula's scared of crucifixes. Frankenstein, fire. The Mummy? Cats.
- 'The Mummy' has a habit of introducing characters just to establish set pieces and then killing them off minutes later. Ex. Poor Winston was written in just to fly a plane with our heroes in it. Not to advance the plot mind you, considering how random it is, but instead to set up a sequence where the Mummy creates a massive sandstorm and destroys the plane. Winston is the only one who doesn't make it, not that it matters because boy that scene looked "cool".
- About half way through the movie I had to stop it a take care of a few errands. Upon my return I actually had to force myself to finish watching it. That's not normally the best sign for a movie.
Grade: D+
A poor man's 'Indiana Jones' if there ever was one.
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