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Evie and Rick are trying "retirement" from their adventurous archaeological work, with a mixed bag of results, as their son Alex tries to forge ahead with his own career.

The premise of the movie was rather interesting, and it seemed like a fun idea to see the characters a decade later. Unfortunately, too much was changed in the process of filming. The first mistake is that it is not Rachel Weisz playing Evie – and she IS Evie. This is an entirely different character, without that passion for Egyptology and research as well as the ditsiness that made her so lovable. The wonderful chemistry between Rachel Weisz and Brendon Fraser does not exist with her replacement. If they are retiring from adventurous exploits, then why wouldn't she be a museum curator or lecturing on her field of study instead of writing romance novels? Since when would she be able to read ancient Chinese – she's an EGYPTOLOGIST. And where did the whole spy thing come from? Evie's brother Jonathan is finally doing something successfully. But there were a ridiculous amount of stupid lines that were supposed to be comedy. And why the Scottish accent? (I know the actor is Scottish, but the character is not!) We are also introduced to new supporting characters to get the job done. Unfortunately, they don't resonate with the charm and appeal that Bennie and Izzy did.

We are reintroduced to Alex, but instead of that quick and precocious young scholar we met and loved in "The Mummy Returns", we meet an annoying, arrogant, cocky, somewhat whiney young man – not someone you really want to care about. The latest historical dig introduces us to a strong and touching new subplot with wonderful characters, but not until AFTER the dig. The subplot is great and actually is what makes the movie worth viewing. Someone needs to remind the director that action and special effects are supposed to ENHANCE the story, not BE the story. In short, the main plot and characters should have been thrown away, and a new movie should have been made from the subplot alone, with a completely new title, and more focus on the story.

Watch it for the great subplot and great performances from those characters. But if you are looking for that "Mummy Magic", don't look here.

Its tough having a perfect, over-achiever as an older brother, especially you are an overachiever in debauchery. Of course being spoiled, self-centered and lazy doesn't help your image either. But if you want the accolades, you must make some changes.

The underlying premise of the movie was actually rather interesting, as well as the fact that there were some humoresque moments due to spoofs at established fairy tales, and the actors created memorable characters. But this cannot override the absolute crudeness and lack of true comedy. Unfortunately, the main focus of the film seemed to be to push vulgarity to its limits. And that is in the edited version, which should be rated X.

The world would be done a great favor if all copies of this film were lost forever.

Daltry Calhoun is a self-made man, riding to the top of the business world with his hybrid grass seed, and re-inventing himself along the way. But this "new man" will be put to the test when his old girlfriend shows up with his 14 year old daughter at the same time that his business is tottering on the edge of the abyss.

In actuality, this film is more about Daltry's daughter, who narrates much of the events in his life. It is an uncomplicated story line with LOTS of strange and complicated twists – just like life. This film is listed as a "Comedy", but would best be described as "Light Drama", marinated with comedy. It covers some very serious and dramatic events, but with a matter-of-fact lightness, rather than a flippant or ponderous or judgmental attitude. Another director would probably have attempted to wring out every drop of emotion out of the story, which would have made the film a cheap, melodramatic over-the-top waste. THIS director did NOT do that.

The entire cast gives very solid performances and creates real, lovable, endearing characters, with some truly moving and memorable moments. The biggest problem is that you want more when the movie ends. The script is a joy, leading you down some stereotypical paths then nimbly adding interesting tidbits of information to make you change direction. It has an honest look to it, compliments of filming in a real southern town. Add to this an amazing collection of music with some very new ways to interpret old songs, and you have a solid, well done movie.

It is not in the "Oscar" group. But if you are looking for some pleasant entertainment, go get your popcorn, kick back, and enjoy. Add another ½ star if you are a big country-western music fan.