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If you're expecting bandaged-wrapped corpses and a lurching Boris Karloff-type villain, then you've come to the wrong movie. But if outrageous effects, a hunky hero, and some hearty laughs are what you're looking for, the 1999 version of
The Mummy is spectacularly good fun. Yes, the critics called it "hokey," "cheesy," and "pallid." Well, the critics are unjust. Granted, the plot tends to stray, the acting is a bit of a stretch, and the characters occasionally slip into cliché, but who cares? When that action gets going, hold tight--those two hours just fly by.
The premise of the movie isn't that far off from the original. Egyptologist and general mess Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) discovers a map to the lost city of Hamunaptra, and so she hires rogue Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) to lead her there. Once there, Evelyn accidentally unlocks the tomb of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), a man who had been buried alive a couple of millennia ago with flesh-eating bugs as punishment for sleeping with the pharaoh's girlfriend. The ancient mummy is revived, and he is determined to bring his old love back to life, which of course means much mayhem (including the unleashing of the 10 plagues) and human sacrifice. Despite the rather gory premise, this movie is fairly tame in terms of violence; most of the magic and surprise come from the special effects, which are glorious to watch, although Imhotep, before being fully reconstituted, is, as one explorer puts it, rather "juicy." Keep in mind this film is as much comedy as it is adventure--those looking for a straightforward horror pic will be disappointed. But for those who want good old-fashioned eye-candy kind of fun, The Mummy ranks as one of choicest flicks of 1999. --Jenny Brown
Chronique amazon.fr
Il y en a que rien n'arrête : Imhotep, momifié vivant parce qu'il aimait la femme d'un autre (Ancksu Namun, la maîtresse du Pharaon, forcément), revient 4000 ans plus tard pour tenter de la ramener à la vie. En 1923, un aventurier, Rick (Brendan Fraser) et une égyptologue, Evelyn (Rachel Weisz), tentent d'arrêter cette momie qui a perdu le sens de l'humour et des bonnes manières. Action, humour et aventure. Et effets spéciaux. Tout ça en rythme et à grande échelle. Les producteurs de
La Momie n'ont pas fait les choses à moitié. Et ils n'ont pas eu tort. S'inspirant largement des grands films d'horreur et d'aventure des films des années 30-40 dont ils parviennent à retrouver le sens du kitsch et, quelque part, le charme suranné, ils plongent leurs personnages dans le tourbillon des plaies d'Egypte. Avec une différence de taille : là où, à l'époque de Boris Karloff, le carton pâte faisait peur aux vieilles dames, le numérique vient aujourd'hui tout chambouler. Du bon vieux cinéma spectacle.
--Ambroise Ecorcheville
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