Review of The Mummy (1999) by Sextet — 16 Sep 2021

In ancient Egypt, high priest Imhotep(Arnold Vosloo) started a forbidden relationship with Anuck Su Namun (Patricia Velasquez), Pharaoh Seti's (Aharon Ipalé) Mistress. When Seti (Aharon Ipalé) finds out about what's going on, Imhotep and his loved one stab him, but can't escape the trustworthy guards: Anuck Su Namnun chooses to commit suicide while Imhotep is bestowed with the Hom-Dai, the most feared curse of all: He is mummified alive in Hamunaptra, the city of the Dead.

More than thirty-six centuries later, in 1923, to be exact, adventurer Rick(Brendan Fraser) leads Egyptologist Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) and her brother Johnathan(John Hannah) to the mysterious Hamunaptra. While Johnathan is keen on finding the legendary Egyptian treasures, Evelyn wants to search for the Book of the Living, which would clarify a lot in historical knowledge about the ancient Egyptians. Unfortunately, they and a rivaling group of careless American adventurers free Imhotep's mummy from his eternal prison.

Now, with the ancient and quite agile high priest on the loose, the adventurers and scientists face not only a dangerous enemy, but also a massive threat to today's world: Imhotep wants to resurrect Anuck Su Namnun back to life by using Evelyn's body, but he also wants to rid the world of the disbelieving crowd of democracy-supporters to be able to enforce his tyrannic dictatorship.

Now as you can see, this movie is utterly sublime. A classic to add to any shelf.