The sequel to "The Mummy". 2001. Director: Stephen Sommers.
A long, long time ago, the Scorpion King (Dwayne Johnson) almost died in the desert after a big fight with some enemies. To revenge, he swore an oath the god of the underworld, Anubis. With the help of Anubis, he became very powerful buth when all of his enemies were defeated, Anubis took the soul of the Scorpion King, as he had promised before.
Much later, in 1933, the now married couple Evy (Rachel Weisz) and Rick (Brendan Fraser) are exploring a pyramide with their son, Alex (Freddie Boath). They find the Bracelet of Anubis. Back home in London, Alex puts it on, and then he has only seven days to get to the oasis of the Scorpion King, created by Anubis. But it's all getting much more difficult when the evil Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) is brought back to life, and kidnapping Alex.
This movie is as good as the first one, until the weird scenes with the Scorpion King and all that arrive. It's just too wicked. The visual effects are not good enough for being made in 2001. Just like the third movie in the series, the effects are not of the same quality as the ones in, for an example; King Kong.
But still, this movie is entertaining and if that's what you're looking for, then this is to recommend. But if you're not the type of person who likes unrealistic adventure stories, then don't bother seeing this. I think that entertaining movies can be good, as long as they're not a total mess of bad actors and a stupid plot.
John Hannah is very funny, but's except for him, the humour isn't at it's best here. But this is the kind of movie that you can watch at the theatre and find entertaining and good then, but it's not the type of movie that you recommend if you're going to see a "quality" movie. It's not the smartest movie ever, but it's still entertaining (as I've been repeating over and over again).
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