The Mummy Returns

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The Mummy Returns

PG-13

Released May 4, 2001

2h 9m

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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Ten years after the events of the first film, Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) O'Connell are settled in 1935 London, where they are raising their son. When a chain of events finds the corpse of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) resurrected, the O'Connells go on a desperate race to save the world from unspeakable evil and to rescue their son before it is too late.

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Critics Consensus

In The Mummy Returns, the special effects are impressive, but the characters seem secondary to the computer generated imagery.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Very violent, mostly in comic-book terms.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

A piss-poor mummy movie indeed that doesn't deliver a damn thing worth preserving.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 4, 2001

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Caroline Westbrook

Empire Magazine

As escapist, noisy popcorn entertainment, it certainly delivers

Rated: 3/5

May 18, 2001

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

[Stephen] Sommers is a pure pop Stephen Spielberg but this chapter is less 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' than 'Gunga Din,' a pulp update of old Hollywood action movies.

Apr 14, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The nonstop action sequences are comparable to the original, though the timing and execution here lack the creativity and momentum needed to truly match up.

Rated: 4/10

Nov 7, 2020

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Feels like treading of the same old ground. And that's likely because no one here has really evolved.

Nov 1, 2014

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alan g

I liked the first one but this one is too comic bookish. Unrealistic additions, balloon with jets, fighting with sai (japanese weapon), the Crock, mini demons, etc.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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r96 s

'The Mummy Returns' feels to me to be a downgrade on the original, though I still gained the desired entertainment from it. There is an absolute barrage of special effects used in this though, I said in my previous review about it aging badly - it's worse here. I still wouldn't say that the below par effects affected my enjoyment terribly much, like last time, but due to the (what felt like) increase of its usage it definitely becomes a bit of an eyesore this time out. The Scorpion King towards the conclusion looks particularly poor, I gotta say. Cast-wise, I could copy and paste what I said about the 1999 flick. Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are good together, I like the addition of their son (played well by Freddie Boath) into the mix. Also in my review of 'The Mummy', I noted that I wanted more of Oded Fehr, well I got that wish delivered here. Quite interesting to see Dwayne Johnson appear as The Scorpion King, a character (and therefore franchise; five of them!) that I never knew existed until very recently. Given Johnson's upward acting trajectory since these films, I assume he didn't appear in all of those other spin-offs; I'll soon find out, intrigued to watch 'em either way.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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Nitsan F

The script is unbearably stupid. The acting is abysmal. The action editing feels like a thousand fast cuts and flashing lights. What a pile of garbage. Watch the 2017 The Mummy instead. That was fantastic.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/25

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Obi-wan K

A bit worse then the 1st

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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Cork B

Oh geez, yeah this is escapist nonsense. But it is so over the top goofball, it borders on fantasy escapism, and as such it does a pretty good job. It also doesn't take itself too seriously, and Fraser is always fun to watch. This is really more of a saturday serial than even something like Indiana Jones.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Trikaran K

Not a good watch for kids, very creepy. The movie is a must watch for horror lovers

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/22/24

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Synopsis

Ten years after the events of the first film, Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) O'Connell are settled in 1935 London, where they are raising their son. When a chain of events finds the corpse of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) resurrected, the O'Connells go on a desperate race to save the world from unspeakable evil and to rescue their son before it is too late.

Director: Stephen Sommers
Producer: James Jacks, Sean Daniel
Screenwriter: Stephen Sommers
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Alphaville Films, Imohotep Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Adventure|Action|Violence)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 4, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 18, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $202.0M
Runtime: 2h 9m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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