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This 'Mummy' Jumps the Sharknew

This third outing makes it abundantly clear that this once-fresh mummy franchise is dead in everything but name.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marc Savlov  |  08-01-2008  |  Reviews

It's Time to Wrap Up 'Mummy' Franchise and Bury It for a Long Spellnew

The script lifts from sources that were themselves tired liftings from other sources. The funniest lines don't appear to have been intended to be funny. The action sequences are flat and unexciting, and the behavior of the CGI Yetis briefly slides into Airplane!-level reality.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Andy Klein  |  08-01-2008  |  Reviews

Brendan Fraser Ruins Everythingnew

With this week's release of a third Mummy movie following Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, we've been cursed with an unholy attack no other generation has had to endure: Two Brendan Fraser movies in a single month.
The Portland Mercury  |  Erik Henriksen  |  07-31-2008  |  Movies

Brendan Fraser Meets Another Mummy ... and Some Yetisnew

Based on The Mummy franchise alone, it would be real easy to hate Brendan Fraser ... but, damn if the dude isn't totally harmless and likeable.
The Portland Mercury  |  Courtney Ferguson  |  07-31-2008  |  Reviews

Plane Stupidnew

Stealth was better the first time around, when it was a parody called Team America.
Tucson Weekly  |  Bob Grimm  |  08-04-2005  |  Reviews

Fight or Flightnew

Masterful aerial action sequences don't compensate for earthbound plot.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marc Savlov  |  07-28-2005  |  Reviews

Movie Awkwardly Blends Elements of Successful Flicksnew

Stealth seems like the bastard child of a formula-centric marketing department, not the product of a director or screenwriter.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Carlton Hargro  |  07-28-2005  |  Reviews

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