Making the farcical tenor of the recent Indiana Jones film feel like a paragon of dramatic and archaeological integrity, this phoned-in action threequel doesn't even have the good grace to deliver on its title and feature any mummies
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
A New Evil Awakens.
2008 · 1h 52m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Directed by
Rob Cohen
Overview
Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
I was never a fan of the first two, but those are masterpieces compared to this clunk 'o junk.
For a movie about the undead, this lacks any supernatural chills, and by the time its obligatory final showdown arrives, it seems as hollow as the terra cotta soldiers brought to life by CGI.
The best news about this clangorous clunker is that it may well have vanquished the Mummy franchise.
Remarkably, the plot has much in common with Hellboy II: The Golden Army, yet that bundle of fun has enough vision to make even its Barry Manilow interlude seem appropriate.
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