The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

PG-13

Released Aug 1, 2008

1h 52m

Adventure

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Cursed by a devious sorceress, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor (Jet Li) and his vast army lie buried in clay for millennia. When young archaeologist Alex O'Connell is tricked into reviving the emperor, he and his famous parents (Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello) must find a way to send the ghoul back to the grave before he can awaken his vast army and take over the world.

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Critics Consensus

With middling CG effects and a distinct lack of fun, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor finds the series past its prime.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: B

Feb 18, 2012

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Hank Sartin

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Laremy Legel

Film.com

Rated: C+

May 6, 2011

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…may have been the least successful of the three films, but it’s also the best of the lot…

Rated: 3/5

May 22, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The only thing that really saves the film from being a complete debacle is Brendan Fraser's uncanny ability to sell even the dumbest scene.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 17, 2020

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

The Mummy saga comes to a close with this mostly tedious and somewhat interminable entry...

Rated: 1.5/4

May 29, 2020

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This has some fun moments but no where near as good as the first 2 films.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Ryland C

This shouldn’t even be a mummy movie. More like “The Samurai” because it’s not even a mummy movie at all. Instead it’s not an Egyptian themed movie like the last 2 movies it now a Chinese themed movie. Bad movie in the trilogy. Really unnecessary and only watch the first 2.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Idan Charles L

Acting: 3/10 Action: 6.5/10 Writing: 4/10 And the romance was pretty half-assed

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/05/24

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Alan g

Should never have been made. Bello no substitute for Weisz.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/05/24

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Christina G

While it is not nearly as good as the first two movies, it is still a decent movie is you look at it as being its own movie and try not to associate it with the other Mummy movies. I enjoyed it much more the second and third times I watched it, pretending it's its own movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/01/24

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Patrick K

Honestly, why even make the movie with a replacement for Evie? Either delay the project, or remove her character, but really you should have just made the movie at an earlier date when the actors were free and people were still in love with the franchise.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/20/24

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Rick O'Connell

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Maria Bello

Evelyn O'Connell

John Hannah

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Russell Wong

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Synopsis

Cursed by a devious sorceress, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor (Jet Li) and his vast army lie buried in clay for millennia. When young archaeologist Alex O'Connell is tricked into reviving the emperor, he and his famous parents (Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello) must find a way to send the ghoul back to the grave before he can awaken his vast army and take over the world.

Director: Rob Cohen
Producer: Bob Ducsay, Sean Daniel, Stephen Sommers, James Jacks
Screenwriter: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Sean Daniel Company, Universal Pictures, Alphaville Films, Relativity, Shanghai Film Studio
Rating: PG-13 (Violence|Adventure Action)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 1, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $102.2M
Runtime: 1h 52m

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