Review of The Scorpion King (2002) by Jonas C — 13 Feb 2012
The film is set in ancient times, when a man mighty sword, Memnon ruled over almost the entire known world. Memnon, a brutal tyrant, defeats his enemies in battle with the help of the beautiful sorceress, Cassandra, who can predict the future.
The last of the "independent tribes" form a fragile alliance to fight Memnon, and hire a trio of Akkadian assassins, led by Mathayus to kill the sorceress and thus take advantage of Memnon. Balthazar, the powerful leader of the Nubians, objects to hiring mercenaries, but the plan goes forward.
The assassins are betrayed by Takmet, son of the tribal leaders, Mathayus finds himself unable to kill Cassandra. Thanks to the unlikely machinations of Cassandra, and the help of a horse thief, escapes Arpid, Mathayus to the desert.
He finally capture Cassandra, who explains that Memnon was holding her against her will. Mathayus thwarts Memnon efforts to re-capture Cassandra, then uses his newfound sense of justice to convince the surviving tribal leaders to join forces again to defeat Memnon.
This review of The Scorpion King (2002) was written by Jonas C on 13 Feb 2012.
The Scorpion King has generally received mixed reviews.
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