The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
August 1, 2008 in theaters
Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.
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"You brought him back. You shouldn't have done that."
DID YOU KNOW?
Rachel Weisz declined to return as Evelyn, citing script concerns -- Maria Bello replaced her and addressed the recasting directly in the film.
THE VERDICT
Synthesized from published reviews
The franchise's final entry loses much of what made its predecessors work -- the Egyptian setting, the Rachel Weisz performance, and the tonal confidence -- and relocates the mythology without finding the same sense of texture or momentum. Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh are wasted in a plot that gives neither room. A franchise conclusion that arrived not with a bang but with a perfunctory third act.
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