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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Reviews

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Overview


Genre :

Action, Adventure, Horror

Release Date :

August 01, 2008

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Rob Cohen

Starring :

Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, John Hannah, Luke Ford, Russell Wong, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Isabella Leong, Liam Cunningham, Albert Kwan, Tian Liang

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

1 of 4

“..unwatchable..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
2.5 of 4

“..still passable popcorn fare, even if you'll barely taste it before swallowing..”
by Ken Fox [TV Guide]
“..not nearly as much fun as 1999's "The Mummy" or 2001's "The Mummy Returns."..”
by Kenneth Turan [LA Times]
2 of 4

“..nearly swamped by distracting lapses in logic..”
by Cathy Jakicic [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
1 of 4

“..kind of movie you sit through dreading the expository scenes..”
by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
1 of 4

“..Just freakin' awful..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
“..frantic, cluttered mess of cheesy computer-generated action-adventure clichés..”
by Stephen Holden [NY Times]
Review rate : C

“..Fairly cool..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
Review rate : C+

“..eye-pleasing..”
by William Arnold [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
2 of 5

“..certainly makes you appreciate the charm and spry energy of the originals a little more..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
Review rate : C-
Reviewed by Matt Stevens [E! Online]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Christy Desmith [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Mike Clark [USA Today]

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