This movie follows the old mummy formula of "archaeologist unearths cursed tomb whose occupant proceeds to emerge to slaughter many horribly".
Its largely British cast fails to rise to the major movie performance required and the most brilliant star amongst them, master of the horror genre Christopher Lee, plays too small a role to support them through the action. That being said, Sean Pertwee and Louise Lombard produce solid performances as psychotic and English rose respectively.
My major criticism goes to the lead actor whose Chinese-American accent renders a good half of his character's dialogue inaudible to all but the keenest ears.
If credulity is a feature of horror films, then it is stretched by the profusion of firearms - even a newspaper vendor has his own 9mm automatic!
Special effects vary from the laughable (parcel tape as "mummy wrappings"?!) to competent but lack the competence of those we see in The Mummy to which Talos has the misfortune to be compared. We might look on this latter venture with kinder and less critical eyes if it was a sole attempt to bring to the screen something horrible, gripping and terrifying.
Don't look for impressive scenery or outdoor camera work - when not in the studios, the director chose uninspiring London sets such as a tube station.
It has minor entertainment value - if watching on DVD however ensure you have subtitles switched on!
Its largely British cast fails to rise to the major movie performance required and the most brilliant star amongst them, master of the horror genre Christopher Lee, plays too small a role to support them through the action. That being said, Sean Pertwee and Louise Lombard produce solid performances as psychotic and English rose respectively.
My major criticism goes to the lead actor whose Chinese-American accent renders a good half of his character's dialogue inaudible to all but the keenest ears.
If credulity is a feature of horror films, then it is stretched by the profusion of firearms - even a newspaper vendor has his own 9mm automatic!
Special effects vary from the laughable (parcel tape as "mummy wrappings"?!) to competent but lack the competence of those we see in The Mummy to which Talos has the misfortune to be compared. We might look on this latter venture with kinder and less critical eyes if it was a sole attempt to bring to the screen something horrible, gripping and terrifying.
Don't look for impressive scenery or outdoor camera work - when not in the studios, the director chose uninspiring London sets such as a tube station.
It has minor entertainment value - if watching on DVD however ensure you have subtitles switched on!