The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

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  • Opened August 1, 2008 
  • 1 hr 54 min
  • PG-13 | adventure and violence

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 12+. More on child suitability

  • Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O’Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li) in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex (Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah). And this time, the O’Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress (Michelle Yeoh) to spend eternity in suspended animation, China’s ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O’Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh
  • Director: Rob Cohen
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

Now why did I like this movie? It was just plain dumb fun, is why. It is absurd and preposterous, and proud of it. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

The movie bogs down in tiresome good guys vs. bad guys action cliches. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

After an hour of inert exposition, a race through Shanghai gooses the movie alive. Then it plunges back into torpor. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Elizabeth Weitzman

Boredom is the very basis of this sequel, at least at the beginning. Read full review

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Brendan Fraser in "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor."