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The Scorpion King
This movie is set in about 5000 years ago in the ancient city of Gomorrah. The remaining of the free tribes come together to tackle Memnon because of his evil nature. The sorceress is the major advantage Memnon has over them, so they decided to hire three Akkadian assassins led by Mathayus to take care of her.
24 December 1971, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
9 November 1964, California, USA
1971, Costa Mesa, California, USA
15 May 1963, Los Angeles, California, USA
6 May 1973, Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]
23 December 1979, Fountain Valley, California, USA
July 02, 2008
The Rock, making his acting debut as the titular top dog (not counting his five digitally enhanced minutes in The Mummy Returns), turns in a slight, if promising, star turn as a reluctant savior of the free world, and leads an encouragingly multi-culturalApril 19, 2002
A fairly by-the-books blend of action and romance with sprinklings of intentional and unintentional comedy.April 22, 2002
Wimps out by going for that PG-13 rating, so the more graphic violence is mostly off-screen and the sexuality is muted.July 11, 2008
Predecessors The Mummy and The Mummy Returns stand as intellectual masterpieces next to The Scorpion King.April 29, 2009
Come for the cheese, stay for Kelly Hu.October 16, 2010
Boasting sword-and-sandal action more sluggish than a Ye Olde Renaissance Faire, The Rock putting someone through a table would be a welcome anachronism. "The Scorpion King"? More like "Moron the Barbarian."April 24, 2002
All the necessary exposition prevents the picture from rising above your generic sand 'n' sandal adventure.August 13, 2008
A ridiculous though not entirely unpleasant way to while away ninety-two minutes.April 23, 2002
Russell lacks the visual panache, the comic touch, and perhaps the budget of Sommers's title-bout features.April 20, 2002
The Scorpion King may look like a movie, but it feels like a food fight.July 20, 2002
Another grandiose, hyperactive crock, full of lame jokes and gorgeous, stupefying images.December 29, 2010
On the silly popcorn scale, it works pretty well.