![]() ![]() Too bad Alex wasn’t privy to the fifteen minutes of back-story shown at the beginning of this movie where he would have learned how the beautiful sorceress Zi Juan (Michelle Yeoh) placed Han (Jet Li) and his army of 10,000 under a spell. Now an adult, the young man has followed in the footsteps of his parents and is presently hunting for ancient Chinese secrets amidst the ruins of the bloodthirsty ruler, Emperor Han. The trip is also a good excuse to visit with Evelyn’s brother Johnathan (John Hannah), a nightclub owner in China, and the couple’s son Alex (Luke Ford). But when they are officially asked to escort a beautiful gold encased diamond being returned to the Chinese government, they can’t resist the appeal for assistance. Approximately 13 “movie” years have passed (it’s been seven “real” years since the last Mummy came to theaters) since Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser) and his wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) went hunting for mummified personas. ![]() Retirement for cinematic adventure heroes is rarely ever permanent.
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