6/10
If forced to choose, I'd pick "The Mummy (1999)" over this...
12 November 2000
One of those movies that aren't good enough, but not bad enough either to dislike whole-heartedly. The story appears to have potential (admittedly I'm a sucker for anything that ties the ancient with the otherworldly) but alas let down by a pretty abysmal screenplay. Now and then it borders upon the laughable (but far from the laugh-fest I had with "Kull The Conqueror (1997)"). The overall production smells second-rate (is it just me or was someone so unobservant or so lazy as to not do anything about that dirty camera lens??) for something produced in 1989. Saddest of all are the wasted acting talents, though they do a commendable job at keeping the whole enterprise afloat. An effort most definitely, but a weak one nonetheless that deserves a weak 7/10.

ps. Anyone care to speculate on what happened to Jordan's son? I guess someone, um, forgot about him during that "farewell" scene...
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