THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR

English (U) 31 July 2008

Distributor: Universal Pictures

Running Time: approx. 113 minutes

Director: Rob Cohen

Producer: Stephen Sommers, James Jack, Bob Ducsay, Sean Daniel

Writer: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

Casts: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Maria Bello, Luke Ford

Plot: Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex (newcomer Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah) to combat the resurrected Qin Emperor (Jet Li) in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. This time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse that threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service.

Our Verdict:

Green Tea says:

Seven years ago, The Mummy Returns gave some idea on how originiality resonance and how that piece of master piece by Stephen Sommers was a big hit, high intense and action-packed. Now he is in the excecutive producers, Rob Cohen take over and something is not right here. The story doesn't reminded me of any of those from previous ones. I'm sad to say that the story pace is rather disappointing and seems to be an attempt to breakaway from the originiality but it fails to realize. Silly things, comedy all works but not the simple presentation of story with almost no suspense and unforgetful moments, unlike the one in The Mummy Returns. There are just too many loopholes and unrecognize sequences to be relied on. Brandon in his role again as Rick O'Connell. He really delivers, as with some other casts. I first thought Evy (played by Maria Bello, instead of Rachel Weisz) not in that kind of mood and suitable, but as the story goes, it seems like we forgot who is the original Evy was. Rick's son, Alex played by Luke Ford, is one of the dismay performance. Nothing much he did delivered in the story, his personas that he should inherited from his parents - not quite there yet. He is not your kind of adventurer. Jet Li may seems a perfect choice but he too not giving his strongest performance. He as an emperor, something weird, yet he maybe not the best for that role. Gone all his trademark as a fighter!! The cinematography and effects are rather average but I have to say the camera angle shots used in the movie is absolutely brilliant. STORY (2.5 stars), CAST (4.0 stars), EFFECTS (3.5 stars), CINEMATOGRAPHY (4.0 stars) - 3.0 stars

Reno says:

It failed to distinguish itself from other action movie by its mummy-ness as it used to be. Credits for the actions and CG. A very typical action-packed but brainless movie. Here's how summer ends. - 3.0 stars

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