Still, Sommers grounds it somewhat by perpetuating the core love stories from the first film. Even more so than in the first film, the plot here seems largely irrelevant, an excuse for action. Kidnappings and last-minute rescues are the order of the day as the O'Connells travel from their London mansion (Mentmore Towers, now better known as Wayne Manor in Batman Begins) back to Egypt for another tour of cobwebby tombs, magical artifacts, and creepy-crawlies. (Evy's gadabout brother Jonathan, played by John Hannah, also makes a welcome return.) Of course the O'Connells are mixed up in all this nonsense: reluctant treasure hunter Rick, his Egyptologist wife Evy (Rachel Weisz), and their precocious eight-year-old son Alex (Freddie Boath), a towheaded prodigy who makes the mistake of trying on the Bracelet of Anubis. In 1933, the threat of his return motivates a group of baddies (including Lost's Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) to plan a smackdown between the Scorpion King and Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), who wakes to find a familiar-looking beauty named Meela (Patricia Velasquez). sold his soul to Anubis before winding up 36 feet under. A prologue again narrated by mummy-hunter Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr) depicts the story of "The Scorpion King" (The Rock), who in 3067 B.C.
Sommers at first seems to be ready to repeat the narrative structure of the first film.
To some degree, Sommers falls into the sequel trap, taking on more CGI special effects sequences than his budget and schedule could tastefully render, but the film's bloated ambition seems of a piece with its panting, happy-dog charm. Writer-director Stephen Sommers keeps the good times rolling with The Mummy Returns, a horror-action sequel to 1999's The Mummy. The Blacklist: The Complete Third Season (2013) The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) Journey to the Center of the Earth (3D) (2008)
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