‘Mummy’ Not Worth Reawakening
- Title: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
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Hollywood is always trying to reinvent and repackage the same movies, like Indiana Jones, over and over again. It’s partially forgivable because the formula is a great one that, even when it gives out to tired premises and homages, can yield some decent thrills. But on the flip side are movies like The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor that fail to create a single thrill.
It’s been ten years since the events of the last ‘Mummy’ installment – ten years during which main characters Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Evie (Maria Bello, replacing a Rachel Weisz who wasn’t interested in returning) have miraculously not seemed to have aged at all. They’ve given up the risk of their adventures in putting down ancient Egyptian pharoh Imhotep, deciding instead to live off of the riches made from Evie’s semi-autobiographical novels called ‘The Mummy’ and ‘The Mummy Returns’ (what, no ‘The Scorpion King?’)
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