THE MUMMY - MOVIE REVIEWS THE MUMMY TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR

MOVIE REVIEWS THE MUMMY TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR

The latest edition in the Mummy franchise is getting an almost universally bum wrap from critics. Tomb of the Dragon Emperor directed by Rob Cohen drew these descriptions Stephen Holden, The New York Times a "frantic, cluttered mess of cheesy computer-generated action-adventure clichés;" Kyle Smith, the New York Post "Nonsensical;" Kenneth Turan, the Los Angeles Times "Can't shake its pro forma feeling;" Ty Burr, the Boston Globe "a threadbare toss-off;" Jennie Punter, Toronto Globe and Mail "An afterthought, not a sequel;" Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer "Should have been kept under wraps;" Michael Sragow, Baltimore Sun "extravagant and frenetic;" Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune "Bleh." But at the end of his review, Roger Ebert, who gives the film three stars, writes, "Now why did I like this movie? It was just plain dumb fun, is why. It is absurd and preposterous, and proud of it."

01/08/2008