Release Date: Aug. 1
Director: Rob Cohen
Writers: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Cinematographer: Simon Duggan
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Maria Bello
Studio/Run Time: Universal, 112 mins.
The best thing that can be said for the third Mummy movie is that it is slightly better than the new Indiana Jones movie, though that's more of a slap in the face to George Lucas than a kiss on the Mummy's cheek. When Alex (Luke Ford), son of hero Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser), uncovers the dusty tomb of the Chinese Dragon Emperor, he triggers the sort of cascading traps often found in movieland burial sites. Sure, they're all cribbed from the first three Indy movies, but they're at least presented with the verve Crystal Skull lacked.

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