THE
MUMMY
The sands will rise. The heavens
will part. The power will be unleashed
Big
special effects film that was the surprise hit of summer 1999.
Ancient Egyptian priest, Imhotep
(Arnold Vosloo) is sentenced to eternal damnation in 1719BC, his undead
mummified body trapped in the earth until a group of explorers stumble
on his grave in 1925 and inadvertently release him. His mummy
begins terrorising the country and a small group of arachaeologists,
led by Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah)
and helped by dashing explorer, Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser) must
try and destroy his vengeful spirit.
Simplified, but you get the drift.
The Mummy is utter nonsense, but nevertheless a good laugh and entertaining
in it’s own hokum way. You can spot practically every second of
the plot, but there is a fresh approach to it that cuts the film above
the rest of the genre.
For one, the cast play it for the
most part tongue in cheek, which takes any expectation away and hence
lets you relax into enjoying the film. Fraser and Hannah are particularly
good at this, and shine as a result, though Weisz is not far behind.
The real plus for the film is the
special effects- they really are quite spectacular and add the icing
to the cake- without them, it would have been a sight duller.
Some great sand-demons and swirly things- very nice.
A good romp, very much in the
style of an old adventure film, but brought smack up to date with some
great effects- well worth the watch. DJY
STORYLINE:
65%
ACTING: 67%
SPECIAL EFFECTS: 89%
CINEMATOGRAPHY: 70%
Overall:
69%
BEST
QUOTE: Winston: What's the
plan?
Rick O'Connell: Rescue the damsel
in distress, kill the bad guy, save the world.
Main
Cast List
Brendan Fraser....Rick O'Connell
Rachel Weiz..... Evelyn
John Hannah.... Jonathan
Arnold Vosloo.... Imhotep
Kevin J O'Connor...Beni
Jonathan Hyde...The Egyptologist
Oded Fehr... Ardeth Bay
Erick Avari....The Curator
Stephen Dunham.... Henderson
Corey Johnson..... Daniels
Tuc Watkins...... Burns
Omid Djalili.... Warden
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