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46% Tomatometer 141 Reviews 63% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings 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. Read More Read Less Watch on Peaco*ck Stream Now

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

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The Mummy Returns | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Nell Minow Common Sense Media Very violent, mostly in comic-book terms. Rated: 4/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review The Mummy Returns | Rotten Tomatoes (2) 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 Full Review The Mummy Returns | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Caroline Westbrook Empire Magazine As escapist, noisy popcorn entertainment, it certainly delivers Rated: 3/5 May 18, 2001 Full Review The Mummy Returns | Rotten Tomatoes (4) 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 Full Review The Mummy Returns | Rotten Tomatoes (5) 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 Full Review The Mummy Returns | Rotten Tomatoes (6) 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael K Watched on 06/06/2024. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/07/24 Full Review Lucas t Not half as good as the first but still decent. 6/10. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review Rich S The writers should read the comments section and take notes. The Mummy Returns is a sequel not built on solid ground, but rather on sinking sand mixed with the ashes of mummified creatures. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review Catherine R The reason for my rating, for this film, is that there's more adventure, more of Imhotep and Anck-Su-naun's story and more of why they are the way they are. I love how it already showed that Rick and Evy got married and had their son, and how it shows that he inherits his mom's brains and his dad's strength and bravery. Plus, the phrase "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree", you definitely get alittle bit of that in this film. It's what makes the story so good. Like yes, their ne t adventure is to get their son back from the devil himself but also see that the son, can indeed, hold his own. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/05/24 Full Review Madie R The same great cast returns to once again defeat Imhotep. Everything you loved about the first movie is transferred over to this sequel. It's funny, but the best thing about this movie may be the bad CGI job of the Scorpion King that looks like something out of a video game because the jankiness of the effect is "perfect" for the scene. In fact, the tone of The Mummy Returns is like a live-action cartoon. The subpar CGI may not have been intentional, but all it does is underline the cartoon elements of the sequel. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/24 Full Review Sophia D "The Mummy Returns" is a movie trying to copy the success as its predecessor but failing miserably. Sure they brought back the same actors and the director but it didn't have the same feel and magic that the original did. Maybe it's the heavy reliance of CGI without a lot of practical that makes it hard to watch, as we know the CGI of the time isn't the flawless technology that we know it as today. There are a lot of plot holes that just don't make sense. I understand a lot of motivations but there are some story elements added that completely change the context of the original movie and was never mentioned before. I will say the chemistry between Fraser and Weisz is still there and remarkable as ever to watch. But that is one of the only things saving this movie. I think if they took more time in developing the script and characters it would have been a better movie but it was obviously rushed before the rest could be forgotten to use make the studio extra cash. I don't recommend this one unless you are a big fan of the first movie and are just dying to get more of Rick and Eve O'Connell. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen Sommers Director Brendan Fraser Rick O'Connell Rachel Weisz Evelyn John Hannah Jonathan Arnold Vosloo Imhotep Oded Fehr Ardeth Bay
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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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