Well first of all I think Maria is a good actress. But I'm afraid she ruins this film as she is clearly trying too hard to replace Rachel Weisz. It just doesn't work in my opinion.
John Hannah is his usual over acting unfunny self.
But I still think Brendan Fraser is a very good actor and actually saves this film.
It's not as good as the first two but watchable enough. Maria Bello nearly derails it. She was simply miscast. I'd prefer if they just killed off Evey saying she was killed in WW2 or something.
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Alright, so The Mummy is definitely on the lighter end of horror, but I couldn't sleep for two weeks the first time I saw Imhotep suck the life out of somebody's face so it absolutely counts.share
The original two movies - CGI Dwayne Johnson and all - were some of the finest blockbusters of their time, and part of that reason was the cast. Brendan Fraser was charismatic and cheeky as adventurer Rick O'Connell, matched perfectly with Rachel Weisz as Rick's love interest Evy.
The two had great chemistry, and Weisz won over the hearts of moviegoers instantly. That connection only deepened in the second film, as the character became a mother without losing the lust for adventure and action that made her such a standout.
Of course, when it takes seven years to make a sequel, it's not a guarantee that all the actors are going to be up for returning. Consequently when The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor finally began production, Rachel Weisz decided (quite fairly) that the script wasn't up to snuff. As a replacement, the studio brought in Maria Bello.
On paper, this didn't look like a disaster. Bello is an amazing performer, but her more stern performance, alongside changes in the writing department, resulted in a version of Evy that felt off compared to the previous two movies.
Fans weren't enamored with the sequel generally, but the recasting of such an important character made it feel even more like fan fiction than a proper follow up.