5.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Mummy Returns (2001)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.5
Overview
Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn’t above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis’s otherworldly army.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn’t above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis’s otherworldly army.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around stopping a supernatural ancient evil, which is an inherently apolitical premise. Its themes of heroism and family are universal adventure tropes rather than explicit political statements, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast for its heroic leads, with diverse casting for culturally specific roles that align with the film's setting rather than explicit DEI-driven recasting. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive portrayal of traditional identities and does not incorporate explicit DEI critiques or themes as central to its story.
Secondary
The film features Evelyn Carnahan O'Connell, a non-superpowered character, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights against multiple male opponents using martial arts and melee weapons.
The Mummy Returns does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships and adventure, with no elements that could be interpreted as depicting queer identity or experiences.
The film "The Mummy Returns" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate, leading to an N/A determination for its impact on transsexual representation.
The Mummy Returns is a direct sequel to The Mummy (1999), continuing the story with the same established characters. No characters who were canonically or widely established as one gender in the prior film or source material are portrayed as a different gender.
All major characters in "The Mummy Returns" maintain the same race as established in the prior installment, "The Mummy" (1999). New characters introduced in this film, such as the Scorpion King, are original creations and thus do not constitute a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.4
Critic Ratings
4.6
4.8
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