Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Brendan Fraser | ... | Rick O'Connell | |
Jet Li | ... | Emperor | |
Maria Bello | ... | Evelyn O'Connell | |
John Hannah | ... | Jonathan Carnahan | |
Michelle Yeoh | ... | Zi Yuan | |
Luke Ford | ... | Alex O'Connell | |
Isabella Leong | ... | Lin | |
Anthony Chau-Sang Wong | ... | General Yang (as Chau Sang Anthony Wong) | |
Russell Wong | ... | Ming Guo | |
Liam Cunningham | ... | Maguire | |
David Calder | ... | Roger Wilson | |
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Jessey Meng | ... | Choi |
Tian Liang | ... | Li Zhou | |
Albert Kwan | ... | Chu Wah | |
Jing Wu | ... | Assassin |
Centuries ago, the evil Emperor Han was cursed by the sorceress Zi Yuan who transformed him and his army into mummies. In 1946, the explorer Rick O'Connell and his wife Evelyn O'Connell are invited by the British government to take a relic, the diamond "The Eye of Shangri-La" to China. The ancient stone is capable of resurrecting the Emperor Han and of pointing the way to Shangri-La and the eternal pool of life. When the couple reaches China, they meet their son Alex O'Connell, who has discovered the tomb of Han, and Evelyn's brother Jonathan Carnahan. The O'Connells are betrayed by their friend Prof. Roger Wilson, who is associated with General Yang. Yang wants to serve Emperor Han, so he resurrects the mummy and they head for Shangri-La. The guardian of Han's tomb (and Zi's daughter) Lin tells them that the only ways to destroy Han are to prevent him from reaching Shangri-La or by stabbing his heart with a cursed dagger. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Well.. I went to see this film on its debut and had to queue for 30 minutes to experience the end of the mummy series.
I have read that Maria Bello and Luke Ford have signed up for more fun-filled CGI Mummies however after this showing it will be direct to DVD.
Rob Cohen had a hard act to follow taking over from an already popular franchise and he attempted to take it in a completely new direction, however he has failed. This film centres around Alex O' Connell and the tomb of the dragon emperor. Alex (Luke Ford) Is not too bad as he looks like his dad Rick (Brendan Fraser) But he hams it up and attempts to play the lead role and poorly attempts to replicate him. Fraser is not the same action packed player as portrayed in the previous movies, He is an old fashioned tomb raider and past it on this showing. Evelyn - now played by Mario Bello has not got the same chemistry with Rick (Fraser) They seem like complete strangers throughout and her tackey English accent seems to be enough for her to be the replacement for Rachel Weiz.... Well Give me a Wig and i'll do it better..
Jet Li is not in this film very much (and when he is, he is portrayed by a suspect looking poreclain figure who breathes fire) and i believe he is only here as he is massive in asia and this will probably push the Mummy 3 ahead of Batman!! - Good move by the producers ey!!!
The only saving grace for this film is John Hannah(Jonathan) as his character has not changed and he is the same bumbling divv as he was before- he offers mild comic relief and opens a nice plot for any future films - please no!!!!
Overall The mummy needs to take a rest for a while, despite its popularity and its millions at the box office- where can it go???