Summer Movie Review 2008 # 10: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The O’Connell’s are back… with a new mummy… and a new Evy? While veteran Mummy actor Brendan Frasier still came along with John Hannah, a new bunch of cast members joined in for the new Eastern adventure. The plot talks of a Dragon Emperor entombed by a sorceress which, as always, was awoken again by the O’Connell’s. The story was typical and yet something was lacking in the way it was written. The film was written by Alfred Cough and Miles Millar, responsible for the Smallville series and the superb Spider-Man 2. However, this film feels like it was written with the action sequences in mind. Sure those scenes are spectacular, but it didn’t match the fun it had that the past two movies had. The performances were average and the new characters were actually just offered well nothing new… yes even the great Jet Li didn’t feel so great. It is a fun watch the first time, but that’s about it. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor: 5/10