The Mummy Returns
May 4, 2001 in theaters
Rick and Evelyn O'Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King's might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn't above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of the world.
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"You saved the world."
DID YOU KNOW?
The Scorpion King CGI was widely criticized on release and remains one of the most discussed visual effects mishaps of the early 2000s.
THE VERDICT
Synthesized from published reviews
A sequel that doubles the scale and roughly halves the coherence, but maintains enough of the original's warmth to remain watchable. The returning cast is comfortable with the material, and the child subplot is more charming than it has any right to be. The CGI Scorpion King is the film's most discussed element for the wrong reasons. A case study in franchise expansion outpacing the logic that made the first entry work.
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