Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, David Calder, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Luke Ford and John Hannah (August 10, 2008)
It took me a long time to write this review. I enjoyed the film at the time I watched it, but promptly forgot all about it. That isn't a good sign.
Rachel Weisz wisely didn't sign up for this film. She was replaced by Maria Bello playing Evie. Maria Bello is a good actress, but she brings a brittleness to Evelyn that Rachel Weisz didn't have. Bello seemed too posh to be chasing mummies, Weisz was more down to earth and believable. There wasn't much chemistry between Bello and Fraser either.
Alex O'Connell was a young boy about 10 in the first film, but in this film, he's all grown up. Rick however has barely aged.
The story in this film is okay. In ancient China an Emperor is turned to clay, only to be woken when the time is right for him to take over the world. Of course, the bad guys wake him up and the good guys try to stop him. As always with the Mummy movies there are lots of jokes and asides, and fun action sequences, but the film itself is forgetable. There is a very cool fight scene between Michele Yeoh and Jet Li that makes the film almost worth watching. But not quite.
So, I'm afraid that I'd have to say this is a film that can be safely skipped. Wait and see it on dvd if it really strikes your fancy.
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