I was not impressed, and if it wasn't free, I would have walked.Poor dialogue, no Rachel Weiz and an awkward son role just to name the top three problems.
Ugh. Don't get me started on Jet Li's character. An indestructible immortal all powerful character that hardly uses his powers to his fullest potential.
Don't see it. Don't rent it. Forget it exists.
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The one star I plopped on this clunky bore-athon is due to the presence of the great Jet Li as the evil Dragon Emperor of the subtitle and the gorgeous Michelle Yeoh as Zi Yuan, a witch who's been on the Emperor¹s ass for over 2000 years.
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
[url]http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/22126971/review/22126827/the _mummy_tomb_of_the_dragon_emperor [/url]
martial-arts superstar Jet Li triumphs as the mostly wordless evil Emperor Han of ancient China, a glowing magma spirit locked in a terra cotta shell.
Jane Horwitz
Washington Post
[url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/31/AR2008 073100734.html[/url]
Still, Li makes a great villain, using his powers to create fire, ice and other elements.
Edward Douglas
Coming Soon
[url]http://www.comingsoon.net/news/weekendwarriornews.php?id=47377[/url]
Toward the end of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh launch into a vigorous sword fight — and what a grand pleasure it is to watch these two world-class stars in action again...Their duel atop the Great Wall of China is a reunion of titans, an Old Timers' Day for two actor-athletes still in their sinuous prime. Forgive the effusions of an alter-kocker fanboy, but the flinty glamour of Li and Yeoh — buttressed by the stolid, sneering presence of top Hong Kong villain Anthony Wong Chau-sang (who in 1993 appeared in 15 films!) — is the best reason to catch this third in the series of Indiana Jones knockoffs.
Richard Corliss
TIME
[url]http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1828343,00.html[/url]
A memorably badass Jet Li.
Nathan Rabin
AV Club
[url]http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/the_mummy_tomb_of_the_dragon[/url]
I'm guessing that's an anonymous plant PR guy leaving the semi positive reviews.
Don't let them persuade you into seeing the movie though. Cohen misused both "the great" Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh.
For a martial arts battle that many were looking forward to in a long time, it resulted with sloppy quick edits of very close up movements. In other words, you couldn't really see anything.
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