Matt Greene As dumb & cheesy as this movie is (specifically in the emotions and performances), it's every bit as fun. Director Russell gives us action / comedy scenes that have more cinematic flair than I would've expected in a throw-away spin-off (pulling guys through sand-waterfall). The Rock was already a charismatic star in this, his first leading role, mugging with awesome ease. If you're a fan of the Fraser Mummy films (which, why wouldn't you be?!), you'll find this fits that universe's unabashedly goofy tone perfectly.

Fluke_Skywalker With a whiff of 90s cheese still stubbornly clinging to its leather armor, 'The Scorpion king' is a film that wants nothing more than to hack, slash and quip its way to a good time. In that aim it more or less succeeds... assuming your expectations are right.Led by the always charismatic Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, 'The Scorpion King' is an inoffensive sword and sorcery flick in the grand B-movie tradition of 'Conan The Barbarian', but shackled by political correctness, it hedges its bets on the sex and violence that made the latter special. As it stands, this is a moderately entertaining bit of fluff that rarely rises above and yet never falls below. A consummate time-waster, nothing more.

miles kolehmainen I personally despise this movie and it is one of the worst movies I've seen! Everything about this movie is horrid. The acting was horrible, the attempts at humor were disgusting and the battle scene were just plain bad. The only halfway decent actor in this movie was the woman who played princess!!!! And just so you know, it is supposed an action movie with a touch of humor, not a comedy. I do not like Dwayne Johnson's acting at all but the others managed to be even worse. The stunts were very, very bad; they were poorly staged and badly executed. The parts that were supposed to be serious were just plain funny and the funny parts were awkward. I do NOT recommend it and it is a horrible prequel to a good series.

cwbellor Do you smell what The Rock is cooking? Yes, it is most likely bronzer and a hint of cocoa butter. Well, I smell what The Rock is cooking and let me tell you, it is a fragrant whiff of awesome! Here is the recipe for success when it comes to a movie like this: one suave wrestler - whose physique and facial expressions trump any acting ability that some elitist film snob would expect of him; a handful of extravagant fight scenes accompanied by cartoonish sound effects; one sexy, barely dressed actress - just in case the testosterone-induced fight scenes aren't enough to attract the male demographic; and lets not forget the numerous one-liners left over from Brendan Fraser's Mummy dialogue. It's true that there is a shameless theft from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where The Rock escapes arrows by running behind a rolling gong. But then again, in Temple Indy was escaping machine gun fire. – SPOILER ALERT - The movie ends quite abruptly and I felt deprived of a climactic battle between the rebels and the army of the awkwardly Anglo fascist villain. There are those who would make a silly fuss over the historical accuracy of The Scorpion King. As is common knowledge, the actual Scorpion King was a skinny Jewish guy. To those people, I would say, if you want historical accuracy, go watch Xena Warrior Princess. This is about The Rock, people! Watch that signature eyebrow raise a near inch in the air and don't fight the oncoming orgasm.