Led by the creepy curator of the British Museum and a look-a-like for Im-Ho-Tep's lost love, Anck-Su-Namun (Patricia Arlequez), they are looking for the dangerous Book of the Dead (from the first film) and the remains of Im-Ho-Tep.

The bracelet is the trigger that, once donned, will set about the resurrection of the Scorpion King.Įlsewhere in the desert, another group of menacing excavators is working on the ruined site of Hamunaptra. Anubis grants the wish but damns the warrior to eternity in hell (or until he is awakened in 5,000 years). The King prays to the god of death, Anubis, and offers his soul in exchange for his life. In an elaborate flashback narrative, we learn that in 3067 BC, a great warrior known as the Scorpion King (The Rock) was defeated in battle and left for dead in the desert. Evie in particular is drawn by visions to a specific tomb where they discover the mysterious 'Bracelet of Anubis'. Despite the domesticity, the family is still exploring and unlocking the mysteries of the pharaohs. Daring adventurers Rick (Fraser) and Evie (Weisz) are now married and the parents of a precocious eight-year-old son Alex (Boath). The Mummy Returns takes place in 1933, ten years after the first film. It is a classic case of a sequel that tries too hard. Having pleased the audience with that, the sequel plans to be even more outlandish than the first, with an increasing dependence on special effects and everything else being shown the backseat. Yet, all in all, the charm and menace from the first film is lacking.įor those who joined in late, the first chapter was about how a bunch of archeologists led by Rick 'O Donnel (Fraser) and his girlfriend Evie (Weisz) get entangled in an adventure when they plan to unearth the legend of a mummy called Imhotep.

There are, of course, some great fight scenes, a few knock-your-socks-off effects and the talented cast. Sometimes even the special effects, the so-called USP, look unpolished and cartoon-ish. Instead, the film seems to be in a hurry to finish, the storytelling is sloppy and the gross overload of FX undermines the film. The elements that made the first film such a hoot - the character development, a well-structured story and the pacing - have gone out the window in this sequel. Ringing like its predecessor did, and for good reasons, too. This film isn't going to set the cash counters The film making it a blockbuster worldwide. They did that unabashedly with 'The Mummy' two years ago, but audiences embraced Critics love to bash the 'popcorn' genre of all flash and no substance films.

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