The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

1288-poster
release date August 1 2008
studio Universal Pictures
director Rob Cohen
writer Alfred Gough and Miles Millar
starring Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Anthony Wong, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong
rating
PG13
site themummy.com
trailer 1 Trailer #1

Synopsis

In the Far East, trouble-seeking father-and-son duo Rick (Fraser) and Alex O'Connell (Ford) unearth the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin (Li) -- a shape-shifting entity who was cursed by a wizard (Yeoh) centuries ago.

Official Review

One of the best summers in years is coming to a close and one of the final films to hit theaters is Universal Pictures’ THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR, which is Rob Cohen’s ticket out of movie jail. The director of XXX, STEALTH and FAST AND THE FURIOUS hopes to cash in on his “action filmmaking” talent and bring Brendan Fraser back to the big screen as the ass-kickin Rick O’Connell in another adventure film involving mummies. While he definitely has delivered another hit for the studio, it’s unforgivable how dumbed-down the final product is. …Read More

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Official Score: 2 / 5