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The Scorpion King

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Sequel:

The Scorpion King: Rise of a Warrior

Spin-off of:

The Mummy Returns

Original title

The Scorpion King

Year

2002

Running time

89 min.

Country

United States

Director

Chuck Russell

Screenwriter

Stephen Sommers, William Osborne. Story: Stephen Sommers, Jonathan Hales

Cast

Music

John Debney

Cinematography

John R. Leonetti

Producer

Universal Pictures, Alphaville Films, BT Film, Kalima Productions GmbH & Co. KG, WWE Studios. Distributor: Universal Pictures

Genre

Adventure. Action | Ancient Egypt. Epic film. Spin-off

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The Scorpion King

Synopsis

In an ancient time, predating the pyramids, the evil king Memnon is using the psychic powers of his sorceress Cassandra to fortell his great victories. In a last ditch effort to stop Memnon from taking over the world, the leaders of the remaining free tribes hire the assassin Mathayus to kill the sorceress. But Mathayus ends up getting much more than he bargained for. Now with the help of the trickster Arpid, tribal leader Balthazar and an unexpected ally, it's up to Mathayus to fufill his destiny and become the great Scorpion King.

Critics' reviews

"The best way (maybe the only way) to enjoy the movie, directed by Chuck Russell, is to turn off your mind, surrender all expectations of logic and wallow in an accumulating mess that finds you waist deep in trash by the end of the movie."

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"Like every other action movie, it's designed for a 14-year-old boy's mentality, but it's enjoyable enough to turn most people into 14-year-old boys."

Mick LaSalle: SFGATE
"Isn't incompetent; it's just plodding and obvious"

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"The good news about 'The Scorpion King' is that The Rock turns out to be a charismatic, ingratiating screen presence"

Rene Rodriguez: Miami Herald
"Did I enjoy this movie? Yeah, I did, although not quite enough to recommend it. Because it tries too hard to be hyper and not hard enough to be clever (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"A fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action"

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"The Scorpion King himself comes across as Conan with charisma. If only the story was as well-developed as its leading man's body (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

Genevieve Harrison: Empire
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