months before the release of this movie i was hoping for something really good from director
something that is somewhat similar to the previous installments yet different in a way
but what i had watched recently certainly isn’t similar in any way to the previous Mummy movies
there’s not even a single mummy in sight
well, the title implies that there should be mummies or maybe, creatures wrapped in linen
however, what we see in here is three- headed dragons, the Yeti (abominable snowmen) and a fur- covered triceratops
and there’s Maria Bello as Evelyn O’Connell, replacing Rachel Weisz
she just don’t act like the scholarly Evelyn whose attitude is in contrast to the sarcastic Rick O’Connell
she’s completely different, like another person
i miss Rachel Weisz!!
but i’m glad that Rob Cohen didn’t make a wrong choice in casting Michelle Yeoh as sorceress Zi Juan and Isabella Leong as her daughter Lin
perhaps, i wouldn’t be really bothered about those things mentioned above if the movie was entertaining
the movie was one huge cliche, same old script with same old jokes
the clichés in this movie seem to be never- ending and i kinda like can expect what the next scene will be
the movie progresses exactly like the previous Mummy movies, hardly any different
however there are few hilarious moments
one of it was Rick O’Connell trying to catch some fish for dinner, and with him failing to do so decided to SHOOT the fishes with his gun; during dinner time when the fish is served, Evelyn eats it and found a bullet in the fish
the sight of skeletons being harmlessly skewered by arrows
one more thing that disappoints me is the portrayal of Jet Li as the Dragon Emperor
he doesn’t have a frightening aura as an evil emperor, and he’s kinda gay
he’s just a pyrokinetic and cyrokinetic emperor with a shape- shifting ability, that’s all
his awakening don’t seem like something that will destroy all mankind, unlike what we see in Mummy and The Mummy Returns where unspeakable evil is once more free to roam the Earth and rule
all in all, this movie has managed to entertain me a lil bit and there’s lots of room for improvement
i love the O’ Connells mansion!
my rating: 5 out of 10
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