jlthornb51
Wondrous science fiction/fantasy adventure centering on the return of an Egyptian king from the land of the dead. Imaginatively directed by Johnny Tabor and highlighted by startling special effects, the thrills never let up as an American archaeologist encounters something so horrific that it's beyond belief. Screen writer Garry Charles penned an exciting script which isn't just jam packed with unrelenting terror but also allows the characters to be developed so they're not just the usual one dimensional figures that run through horror movies. William McNamara gives an inspired performance as Egyptologist Jack Wells and he brings intelligence and charisma to his role. The always wonderful Danny Glover does some of his finest work in years in the supporting role of Carl and it's good to see him back in form. While the film contains its share of blood and some gore, it's still an adventure story in the tradition of King Solomon's Mines and Indiana Jones, therefore suitable for most young people 13 years of age and older. Don't miss the spectacular, epic saga that awaits you on The Day of the Mummy.
denisfarrell14
For goodness sake, do yourself a favor and close your eyes for 80 minutes instead of watching this, you will be more entertained.After having sat through 80 minutes of the worst movie I have ever seen, I spent the next almost 4 hours with self torture techniques trying to remove any recollection of having watched it.I must admit it was only because Danny Glover was cast I watched it, but never has he acted so poorly. I have been a long time fan of his, but how he was directed to be so bad, I will now question any future movies he is in.The directing was pathetic. I thought this was his first, so willing to cut some slack, but nope, he has done this before. One thing for sure he will never see red carpet in his life.All in all this movie might have been made on a McDonalds meal budget, but directing could have made this acceptable.Johnny Tabor failed. He is now Johnny Ta-boring..........
markanderson333
What a load of Rubbish.1 hour and 20 minutes of my life I will never get back. Although as I had it on fast forward much of the time due to no dialog taking place perhaps only an hour lost.Shocking acting and lousy story line. I should have known as Danny Glover was listed. A cameo role. Seems like all these "has been" actors are nowadays giving up 15 minutes of their time to appear briefly in a "B" or "C" grade movie so they can get a cut.Don't bother with this at all.
Steve
It's rare that I can't sit through a movie but I just could not bring myself to finish watching Day of the Mummy.The main problem, though not by any means the only one, is William McNamara who plays the main character. I can't recall seeing anything else he has done, though I probably have, so I am unsure if he is always this bad but in this film at least, he is absolutely terrible. I mean high-school play bad. Answering machine message bad. Amateur acting of the worst kind.This might have been excused if he had looked the part of a kick-ass adventurer, but he doesn't. The dude is neither handsome (I consulted an expert on this one, i.e. my wife) nor the least bit fit. A striking and muscular tough guy might get away with shoddy acting when he is portraying a bad-ass hero but an average bloke who can't act... are you kidding me? I could go on about the shoddy craftsmanship in almost every aspect of this film but I really can't be bothered. The poor acting alone is reason enough to back out of this one.The fact is that I wanted to like this movie. I had low expectations, I love mummy-flicks and I think that the POV thing was an interesting take on this kind of movie. Unfortunately this film is just bad. Not in a good way, not in a fun way and not in a way you can overlook. It's just plain bad.The film gets 2 instead of 1 out of 10 because it attempted a somewhat creative take on a classic sub-genre. But it only barely deserves it.