College professor Dr. Victor Frankenstein (a solid and likeable performance by Max Rhyser) brings a corpse (Constantin Tripes in gnarly make-up) back to life. Meanwhile, the lethel mummy (Brandon deSpain in equally funky make-up) of an evil pharoah returns to life and goes after Victor's Egyptologist girlfriend Naihla Khalil (a perky and appealing portrayal by Ashton Leigh).
While writer/director Damien Leone treats the nifty premise with admirable sincerity and delivers a satisfying serving of graphic bloody gore, he alas lets the meandering narrative unfold at an often sluggish pace and pads out the running time to an overly bloated 115 minutes, which in turn keeps both tension and momentum to a minimum. Fortunately, the two leads are quite personable, plus their are sturdy supporting contributions from Boomer Tibbs as the possessed Professor Walton and John Pickett as creepy jerk Carter. However, despite the cool-looking monsters and a big climatic confrontation between the two titular beasts that's staged with appropriately savage gusto, it's a genuine pity that this movie nonetheless takes a bit too long to get to the good stuff. A strictly middling diversion at best.
While writer/director Damien Leone treats the nifty premise with admirable sincerity and delivers a satisfying serving of graphic bloody gore, he alas lets the meandering narrative unfold at an often sluggish pace and pads out the running time to an overly bloated 115 minutes, which in turn keeps both tension and momentum to a minimum. Fortunately, the two leads are quite personable, plus their are sturdy supporting contributions from Boomer Tibbs as the possessed Professor Walton and John Pickett as creepy jerk Carter. However, despite the cool-looking monsters and a big climatic confrontation between the two titular beasts that's staged with appropriately savage gusto, it's a genuine pity that this movie nonetheless takes a bit too long to get to the good stuff. A strictly middling diversion at best.