Action galore

Action. USA, Dir. Rob Cohen with Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh

Forget everything you learned in history class, and enter the world of Hollywood-conjured fact. The third installment of the Mummy series travels to Asia to uncover a few chunks of tradition that have lain forgotten for generations. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor starts off in 1946 and follows explorer Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) in his quest to combat the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li) and his army: 10,000 terracota soldiers.

Tagging along for the adventure are Rick's son Alex (newcomer Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah). This time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy whose 2,000-year-old slumber spell has been interrupted, and now wants to control the world. Director Rob Cohen (of xXx and The Fast and the Furious fame) and his Mummy ally Brendan Fraser, prove themselves masters of big bangs and special effects. They manage to make a rollercoaster of a ride for all the family — from England all the way to the frozen peaks of the Himalayas.