The Mummy Returns (2001)

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Writer (WGA):

Stephen Sommers (written by)

Release Date:

4 May 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The most powerful force on earth is about to be unleashed by the two people who should know better.

Plot:

The mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror.

Plot Keywords:

King | Bracelet | Scorpion | Son | Egypt

Awards:

4 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Brendan Fraser	...	Richard 'Rick' O'Connell
Rachel Weisz	...	Evelyn Carnahan O'Connell / Princess Nefertiri
John Hannah	...	Jonathan Carnahan
Arnold Vosloo	...	High Priest Imhotep
Oded Fehr	...	Ardeth Bay
Dwayne Johnson	...	Mathayus the Scorpion King (as The Rock)
Freddie Boath	...	Alexander 'Alex' O'Connell
Patricia Velasquez	...	Meela Nais / Anck Su Namun
Alun Armstrong	...	Baltus Hafez
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Lock-Nah
Shaun Parkes	...	Izzy Buttons
Bruce Byron	...	Red
Joe Dixon	...	Jacques
Tom Fisher	...	Spivey
Aharon Ipalé	...	Pharaoh Seti I

Also Known As:

The Mummy 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for adventure action and violence.

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:14 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 (cut) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Bloomsbury, London, England, UK

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Rachel Weisz's character Nerfertiri was originally called Nefertiti but the producers felt that people would make "boob" jokes about the name so it was changed to that of another Egyptian queen.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the museum, when Evie is firing the pistol that Rick handed her, the slide locks back after a shot, indicating that the gun is empty, yet she's still shooting, her arm is still recoiling, and the gun is still flashing.

Quotes:

Lock-Nah: [about Alex] NOW may I kill him?

Movie Connections:

References The Mummy (1932)

Soundtrack:

Forever May Not Be Long Enough

Enjoyable thanks to the humor and the many special effects.

Most people compare this sequel to the first movie 'The Mummy', which is a good thing of course, but I haven't seen the first one, so no comparisons from me.

So what can I tell you? Well, the movie isn't as bad as I expected. It's all to clear that the director's first thought wasn't about the script but about the many special effects, but i still quite liked the movie. What made this movie work for me was the humor. Normally this kind of movies takes itself much too serious, there is no place for any joke or funny situation at all. In The Mummy Returns this is different.

Thanks to the humor, this movie was very enjoyable, but it is of course the many special effects that make this movie what it is. Don't expect anything real: a mummy coming to life, sucking the life out of people, armies of mythological creatures... will of course never exist in reality, but it certainly was nice to see.

I guess it is best to qualify this movie as some excellent way to pass some boring hours on a cold and rainy afternoon. It's certainly not an intellectual movie, but I didn't mind about that when watching it. I give it a 6,5/10.