The
Scorpion King There's nothing original in The
Scorpion King, but this derivative action
franchise gets off to a rousing start by cleverly
stealing from a lot of better movies.
Capitalizing on his brief cameo in The Mummy
Returns, Dwayne Johnson (a.k.a. World
Wrestling Federation star the Rock) stars as
Mathayus, an Akkadian assassin in the age
preceding Egyptian pharaohs, who vows to avenge
his brother's murder by an undefeated warlord
(Steven Brand) prophesied to become the
desert-ruling Scorpion King. Their battle for
supremacy comprises most of the film's brisk
95-minute running time, punctuated by comic
relief from Mathayus's obligatory sidekick (Grant
Heslov), romance with a beautiful sorceress
(Kelly Hu), and alliance with a massive Nubian
(Michael Clarke Duncan) on the eve of their
climactic showdown. There's no rhyme or reason to
the film's depiction of ancient civilization (the
costuming is particularly ludicrous), but the
Rock demonstrates adequate action-star potential,
and director Chuck Russell (The Mask)
wraps it all in a slick, professional package. --Jeff
Shannon--Amazon.com
Rating: PG-13
Director: Chuck
Russel
Released: October
1, 2002
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