The Mummy Returns

I loved the first movie and Stephen Sommers loved making it and wanted to get the gang back together to do it all again. However, he didn't have a storyline at the beginning and unfortunately it shows.
While he had a fine idea, it was all too convenient for me that they were all reincarnated from the same time and place. Having said that it was extremely clever how they linked movie one and two.
Brendan Fraser does a good job again, Rachel Weiss is again astoundingly beautiful, Oded Fehr and Arnold Vosloo are solid but John Hannah once again steals the movie from the leads. Of course, we can't forget Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson who ends up getting his own movie which I will review in the near future. Even the introduction of a son wasn't too frustrating. (At least he grows up in the next one!)
I am watching the movie as part of a brilliant six disc set that has all three movies (1 & 2 with DTS sound!) plus an extras disc for each film. Also you get a very comprehensive making of movie 3 coffee table book and a Mummy board game all housed in a wonderful box. I fully recommend this set for any collector.
So this is a score for the film: the effects weren't as good as the original and we've already talked about the story, so I have to say it gets a 7/10.