The Mummy: Tomb of The Dragon Emperor Reviews
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Now why did I like this movie? It was just plain dumb fun, is why. It is absurd and preposterous, and proud of it.
Read the full reviewDragon Emperor succeeds largely through sheer excess: It's doubtful that any idea was thrown out for being too implausible.
Read the full reviewAfter an hour of inert exposition, a race through Shanghai gooses the movie alive. Then it plunges back into torpor.
Read the full reviewThough the new film has some good things, it does not have enough of them to make the third time the charm.
Read the full reviewDespite exotic locations, epic cinematography, and much spectacular crash and bang, this "Mummy" feels like a threadbare toss-off.
Read the full reviewFeels perfunctory and obligatory and, despite the return of several familiar characters, is more like an afterthought than an organic third piece of a trilogy puzzle.
Read the full reviewThe kindest thing to be said for this frantic, cluttered mess of cheesy computer-generated action-adventure clichés is that at least you can see how the estimated $175 million budget was spent.
Read the full reviewToo much of the proceedings are silly rather than horrifying, with the nadir being the appearance of some particularly athletic Yetis who briefly pitch in to lend a hand.
Read the full reviewThe new Mummy is, how can I put it? Just freakin' awful.
Read the full reviewRemarkably, 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.
Read the full reviewAs for Fraser, his clumsy humanity is endearing, but by now, assuming he has invested wisely, he should have enough money saved so as to not have to waste his talent anymore.
Read the full reviewReheating the ingredients can't disguise how stale they are, as setpiece after setpiece strains to whip up excitement, only to fall flat while reminding of previous sequences that did such things ever so much better.
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The Metascore® designation for this movie is 31
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