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.

Filipe Neto This film depicts essentially a civil war in which a group of warriors led by Mathayus will try to confront Memnon, an evil and ruthless king. The story seems to go up in Egypt before the time of the pharaohs, and seems to be slightly based on so-called "Scorpion Pharaoh", an obscure historical figure about which we know almost nothing. Directed by Chuck Russell, it has script by Stephen Sommers, the director who made "The Mummy" films, and which introduced in these films a hook for this one. The cast is led by Dwayne Johnson, the protagonist, and also has Steven Brand and Kelly Hu.This film resembles visually films like "Mad Max" or "Conan the Barbarian" and television series like "Xena: Warrior Princess". They are films that seem based on Antiquity, to some extent, and who seek to be war epics or, at least, adventure movies. Thus, this film brings very little new things. The hook made in "The Mummy Returns" for these movie resulted in a major continuity paradox because the hero of this movie, the Scorpion King, is depicted there as a powerful villain. The cast is regular and doesn't bring anything interesting. Kely Hu was apparently chosen only based on their appearance under clothing as Dwayne Johnson was selected for his ability to action roles. In fact, Johnson is far from the sensitivity and depth required for a more versatile actor. The scenarios are abundant in imagination just as the costumes, which seems to freely mix elements of ancient civilizations with other right out of comics or of any indie fashion studio.This movie could have been much better if it had been located properly in space and time. The problem with this film is the exaggerated imagination of the director and screenwriter. Everything has limits. The cast could also have been chosen better and the characters could have been built in a much more interesting way. Positive are the action scenes, using martial arts from Philippines about we never heard before, but that look good on the screen.

Rainey Dawn Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock) played a wonderful role as Mathayus in this film. I really enjoyed his character.To me, this film is outstanding! I can enjoy this movie as a stand alone film (away from "The Mummy" movie series). The story/script is good and well acted out by all of the actors. The sets and costumes are awesome - really took me back to the time of the Akkadian Empire. Action, action and lots of fun action in this adventurous film."The Scorpion King" would make a great double feature with a movie like "Conan the Barbarian " or "The Beastmaster".8/10

SnoopyStyle Mathayus (Dwayne Johnson) seeks revenge against the tyrannical King Memnon (Steven Brand) for his brother. The King has swept aside his foes with a powerful virginal sorceress (Kelly Hu). Mathayus with the help of thief Arpid (Grant Heslov), the captured sorceress, the alchemist Philos (Bernard Hill), and a tribe leader Balthazar (Michael Clarke Duncan), he will take down Memnon once and for all.This is an ancient prequel to The Mummy series. It's all about Dwayne The Rock Johnson. His physique, his power, and his charm are the driving force of this movie. He's the sole reason anybody should want to see this movie. The plot is forgettable. His action is grand but it's his charm that make any of this watchable. He's more than a stunt person or a meathead wrestler. This marks his first leading role in a big movie.