Well the"original"Mummy series returns with the 3rd instalment.This time the action shifts base to China from Egypt. And we see the O'Connell's leading retired and boring lives in the English countryside. This time Rachel Weisz is replaced by Mario Bello ( Evelyn O'Connell) & they even have a grown up son ( Luke Ford) who initially gets more footage than the rest.
Luke playing Alex O'Connell has inherited the adventurous spirit from his parents & in fact discovers the tomb of the Dragon Emperor ( Jet Li) which is supposed to be the biggest discovery after the tomb of Tuttankhamen.The Dragon Emperor was supposedly embalmed along with his entire army by a witch ( Michelle Yeoh) and now when he is kept in a museum in Shanghai, all of a sudden you see the pace increasing.
The O'Connells reach Shnghai,carrying "The eye of shangria" with them and in the meanwhile Alex is attacked by the daughter of the witch ( Elizabeth Leong). There's also a group of renegade soldiers who want the Dragon Emperor to brought back in life as they believe in him.In the middle of all this bedlam, theDragon Emperor is resurrected and he sets off to Shangrila to reach the lake of immortality.
His ultimate goal is to reach his old abode & bring back his army back to life. Then begins an adventurous journey with the O'Connels on the one hand with the two witches & the Dragon Emperor with the renegades on the other hand.For those who loved the 1st two parts of the series, this would slightly disappoint you.Nevertheless its worth a watch for the thrills in the 2nd half. But its a pity that Jet Li is severly underutilised.
Rating- 2.5/5
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