Because first impressions aren't doing this film any favours.
Completely ignoring the cheesily bad acting...I'm not sure what I should be more concerned about: the fact that they are worshiping Anubis as Zeus in Egypt; that they are pronouncing Zeus, Zoss?... Zoth, perhaps?; or Tony Curtis'; attempt to channel his inner William Shatner.
Cause all of the above is cringeworthy.
But there is just something about it...that makes you WANT to like it.
The concept is pretty cool, for example.
After a divorce, a woman is drawn to Egypt- particularly Luxor- where she links up with a psychiatrist and oddly informative Egyptologist- who is actually her reincarnated lover, in the body of Tony Curtis.
She has come to watch his tomb being unearthed.
An event which marks the 3300th year the two lovers have been apart...since being murdered by the ruling class.
In doing so, they find his mummy, and awaken it's curse.
So, obviously they all start to die...while the mummy tunnels on the young divorcee as the love he died to honour all those years ago.
Now, the only thing that can save her from falling an existence based on this alternate reality is the psychiatrist that has been trying to woo her.
The whole thing paints the mummy with the allure of a vampire.
Which is cool.
The settings, scenery, locations, props, costumes and mise-en-scene are all awesome.
That is certainly what draws you into the film the most.
But despite that- and having a solid concept at it's base- the lacking execution simply hinders the whole experience.
The acting department is mostly to blame.
As I noted earlier, it honestly seems like they told Curtis to do it as Shatner?!
Personally, I don't think it is as bad as the rating here reflects.
But it's not quite cheesy enough to be good cheesy, either.
4.5 out of 10.
