Review of The Scorpion King (2002) by Blæke W — 01 Oct 2008

Nice introduction to the story. Not a great movie tho.

This review of The Scorpion King (2002) was written by Blæke W on 01 Oct 2008.

The Scorpion King has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Luke M (834) on 08 Nov 2015

No entiendo la correlacion con la segunda parte de La Momia. La flecha envenenada que le clavaron lo convirtio en escorpion?. Buena historia…

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By Keaton M (21) on 08 Jul 2018

The Scorpion King is a fun adventure with The Rock. While not holding up as a great film, The Scorpion King is an entertaining action movie…

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+Great cast +Excellent production value -Weak screenplay -Uninspired cinematography/choreography Scorpion King feels like a Xena Warrior princess…

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By Taylor B (489) on 27 Nov 2014

Without a strong historically-based script, there's really very little reason to spend time on what is essentially just an empty action movie…

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By Dragon O (14) on 01 Oct 2014

No plot, and The Rock should have taken some acting lessons. This was an awful movie. It gets two stars for having good special effects…

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By Adam R (2,773) on 28 May 2017

A little disappointing considering it is supposed to be a prequel to The Mummy, but it wasn't bad for an action film…

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By Jacob B (1,524) on 15 Dec 2016

The Scorpion King will be remembered for making a star out of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and has some fun action sequences but compared to the…

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By Rawballs B (532) on 31 May 2014

Sexy, well-captured, and stunning... Scorpion King for me is like an action porn movie... =)…

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By Tracy W (182) on 25 May 2014

It was actually a good ending, I liked what they did with the fire, it's an acquired taste. Plus the rock was awesome…

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By Dann M (1,530) on 01 Mar 2015

Too short, which means not enough character development. Plus, several plot points are either unresolved or simply not even mentioned…

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