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A third outing for the rejuvenated Mummy? Picturenose's James Drew previews an (ill-advised?) foray into sand-shifting shenanigans.With its original director Stephen Sommers being quickly replaced by Rob Cohen (XXX (2002), The Fast and the Furious (2001)), and Rachel Weisz not returning to reprise her Evelyn O'Connell role from the first two Mummy films, it's fair to say that the omens don't look too good for the third installment, particularly as it was released in the US on the back of Spielberg's latest Indy flick, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull which, while not much cop, has obviously already taken mega-millions. 
Brendon Fraser's back as Rick O'Connell and Maria Bello takes on Weisz's role, and has trained hard for the part (to make her “a bad-ass action chick”, in the star's words), learning wushu (a martial-art), some kick-boxing, swordfighting and rifle training.
Our hero is forced into mortal combat against the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li) in a story that moves from the catacombs of ancient China high into the Himalayas. Rick and Evelyn are also joined by son Alex (newcomer Luke Ford) and Evelyn's brother, Jonathan (John Hannah) - the O’Connells must stop Han Emperor's mummy, awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse, who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service...
It's set to feature much action, special effects and beautiful scenery, thanks to its on-location China shoot, but the advance screening word has not been good, with bad writing, poor acting and plot holes cited. But hey! They could be wrong, right? Check out the trailer, then make up your own minds at the flicks...
In cinemas 13 August. 114 mins.
James Drew
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