release year: 1999
genre: horror/drama
viewing setting: theater, 5/7/99
what I expected: a monster movie
what I got: a pretty good thrill ride
synopsis: A 3000-year-old mummy is brought back to life, and begins to re-establish his power base.
impressions: I liked it. It kept moving and kept me entertained. It wasn't a monster movie, as much as a hybrid of Indiana Jones and an action movie and a monster movie. From the previews, I figured this would be a monster movie, but the mummy only lasted as long as it took to regenerate into a human. This human, a high priest, had all kinds of powers which he then used to try and achieve his goals. The movie had a lot of humor, and like Deep Rising (this director's last effort) it didn't take itself too seriously.
acting: Brendan Fraser did a good job, in fact, everyone did a good job.
final word: Entertaining, if not what I expected.
rating: C+