The Mummy Returns Movie Review 2001

Bombastic sequel to the 1999 hit is set a decade later and finds marrieds Rick (Fraser) and Evelyn (Weisz) living in London with their 8-year-old son, Alex (Boath). Unfortunately, a reincarnated Anck-Su-Namun (Velasquez) manages to bring crispy Inhotep (Vosloo) back again to rule the world. Fehr returns as desert warrior Ardeth Bay, as does Hannah as Evelyn's ne'er-do-well brother. Wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson briefly shows up as a new villain--The Scorpion King, who's already going to have his own film. As usual there's too much going on--it's loud and crowded, sacrificing the original's unexpected charm for visual overkill.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 129 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mummies, London, Museums, Period Piece: 1930s, Egypt--Ancient, Big Battles, Kidnapped!, Family Ties, Reincarnation, Top Grossing Films of 2001

Screenplay

Stephen Sommers

Cast

Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Oded Fehr, John Hannah, Patricia Velasquez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Arnold Vosloo, Flip Kobler, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Shaun Parkes, Alun Armstrong

Cinematography

Adrian Biddle

Director

Stephen Sommers

Music

Alan Silvestri

Other

Peter Glossop, Bob Ducsay, Kelly Matsumoto, Anthony Reading, Giles Masters, John Bloomfield, Allan Cameron

Producer

James Jacks, Sean Daniel, Alphaville, Universal Pictures