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DokBrowne [ 4.5 ]
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I forgot pretty much everything about this movie even before I was done watching it. It's, uh, fancy-looking, and boring. I think you gotta be in the mood to watch a sword-and-sandal swashbuckling adventure for most of them to work, 'cuz in terms of accessibility, they're usually rather dry (sand pun?). And despite the notion that bringing Jerry Bruckheimer aboard would add a lot of style and action and light-hearted charm, his handprints only make things worse, because he's become a tiresome self-parody. You know you're in for relentless sepia tone, smarmy humor, and overblown action scenes that you could hardly care less about. The best way to handicap this movie, in fact, would be to call it "Jerry Bruckheimer's Aladdin". That's pretty much all it is; sorry, video game fans.
But honestly I can't really recap a single detail about it. Ben Kingsley wore eyeliner. Alfred Molina's part is tailored to be a breakout lovable comic sidekick, but it's just pitifully obvious and worn out (not his fault; it's the writing). Jake Gyllenhaal is ripped and his accent is decent, but he doesn't command a whole lot of screen presence.
Anyway, if you're watching any of the "The Mummy" movies and looking for related entertainment, you're probably the only type of person who will find this movie at all useful
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| Weighted Rating | : 6.5 |
| No. Ratings | : 2 | |
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