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Movie critics combined give Mummy Returns, The (2001) a score of 2.5646 out of 4
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Excellent
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.48 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.47 out of 4 stars for Cinopsis Cinopsis
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.47 out of 4 stars for Tempi ModerniTempi Moderni
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.44 out of 4 stars for homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.43 out of 4 stars for CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Francesco Puglisi)CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Francesco Puglisi)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Francesco Puglisi)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
It's all very impressive without being particularly enthralling. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (--)Film Threat (--)
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
With a few extra zeros on the budget this time around, Sommers runs riot. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film.com (Sean Means)Film.com (Sean Means)
Mostly he's (Fraser) trapped in a sequel that's too wrapped up in a desire to top itself. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Film.com (Sean Means)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
So fast-paced and effects-laden that it has no time to tell a story and develop characters. This is exciting, but it also makes it shallow and uninvolving at a human level. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine (Caroline Westbrook)Empire Magazine (Caroline Westbrook)
As escapist, noisy popcorn entertainment, it certainly delivers ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Empire Magazine (Caroline Westbrook)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Sean Cullin)Empire Movies (Sean Cullin)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Empire Movies (Sean Cullin)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ Data (--)ShowBIZ Data (--)
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.38 out of 4 stars for El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.32 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
The actors themselves are more rip roaring and full of spunk than in their first outing. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.23 out of 4 stars for Xi-online (René Glas)Xi-online (René Glas)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Xi-online (René Glas)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.14 out of 4 stars for cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.13 out of 4 stars for www.filmrecensiepagina.nl (Wilko de Bruin)www.filmrecensiepagina.nl (Wilko de Bruin)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at www.filmrecensiepagina.nl (Wilko de Bruin)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.10 out of 4 stars for Moviola (Jorge G. Avila Andrade)Moviola (Jorge G. Avila Andrade)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Moviola (Jorge G. Avila Andrade)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
In its determination to be bigger, faster, and louder than the original, The Mummy Returns loses sight of the very things that made the first one so popular. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Fitfully entertaining. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Fans of modern-day horror will find everything here they desire. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Suffers from the bloat common to sequels. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The mistake of The Mummy Returns is to abandon the characters, and to use the plot only as a clothesline for special effects and action sequences. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (Greg Dean Schmitz)Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (Greg Dean Schmitz)
I think perhaps Sommers accomplished all that he wanted to with that first film, because there is very, very little here that is new or fresh anymore. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (Greg Dean Schmitz)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Slate (David Edelstein)Slate (David Edelstein)
A few billion 1s and 0s in search of a movie. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
It works its gilded butt off to give you your money's worth. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
First and foremost a trial run for a Universal Studios ride. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Charles Taylor)Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
Everything the first "Mummy" was fun for not being. It's loud and chaotic, jammed with effects that don't wow us precisely because they are trying so hard to wow us. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Fantastica Daily (Mervius)Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
An overkill of action. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
The noisome action sequences of The Mummy Returns are preferable to the quiet times, when the cast is limited to spouting dialogue that is a banal combination of exposition and homily. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
This is The Mummy slightly repackaged, definitely revisited. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Marshal (Paul Boschen)Movie Marshal (Paul Boschen)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Movie Marshal (Paul Boschen)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
The goal here seems to be to race through the plot-as-endless-series-of-climaxes with enough speed and energy that you almost forget you've seen it all before. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.com (--)Hollywood.com (--)
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
It is a curiosity of movie action that too much of it can be boring. Imagine yourself on a roller coaster for two hours. After the first 10 minutes, the thrills subside. The mistake of "The Mummy Returns" is to abandon the characters, and to use the plot ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Susan Stark)Detroit News (Susan Stark)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Detroit News (Susan Stark)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for DigitalVD.de (Carsten Scheibe)DigitalVD.de (Carsten Scheibe)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at DigitalVD.de (Carsten Scheibe)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (John Scalzo)ToxicUniverse.com (John Scalzo)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (John Scalzo)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Parent PreviewsParent Previews
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for David N. ButterworthDavid N. Butterworth
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for GamePro.com ("Star Dingo")GamePro.com ("Star Dingo")
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Bob BloomBob Bloom
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and ChronicleRochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Hazel-Dawn Dumpert)LA Weekly (Hazel-Dawn Dumpert)
You can't see the movie for the footage, so thick is it with digital tricks and furious action. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at LA Weekly (Hazel-Dawn Dumpert)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
May be the least original motion picture ever. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Se trata sólo de algo divertido para pasar el rato. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
Feels depressingly cynical in its shamelessness. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Projectionist (Sean Caszatt)Projectionist (Sean Caszatt)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Projectionist (Sean Caszatt)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
Bigger, faster, louder, MORE! ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 1.52 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
This might all have been silly fun -- as it was in the 1999 version -- except for the carelessness of the whole picture. ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)The Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at The Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
That darn mummy! Stab him, burn him, unravel him (or whatever Brendan Fraser & Co. did to him in the original; I can't even remember)... he still keeps coming back! The sequel to 1999's wildly (and inexplicably) popular The Mummy, The Mummy Returns us ...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for mazzyboi's movie page (Angelo Aquino)mazzyboi's movie page (Angelo Aquino)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at mazzyboi's movie page (Angelo Aquino)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Natural Born Viewers (Andrew Mackay)Natural Born Viewers (Andrew Mackay)
...read the complete Mummy Returns movie review at Natural Born Viewers (Andrew Mackay)
Mummy Returns, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for That Cow (Andrew Bradford)That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
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