Lou Gossett Jr. may not be a high-brow actor, but he usually at least picks movies that are entertaining. The 80s-style earring and strange eye coloring in this one, along with the bad script make this one aspire to be entertaining.
The only other marginally recognizable name, Amy Locane, is perhaps left wishing that Melrose Place hadn't been canceled.
Whatever the case, it is Locane's father, an archaeologist obsessed with the tomb of an Egyptian queen, who has suddenly taken ill with some strange markings on his wrist. We are to find out later that these are actually fingernail scratches - seven of them, from the dead queen herself, who had seven fingers on one hand.
In any case, the movie then plods through the relationship between the old man as he struggles with death, the supernatural queen (who is the mummy in the title) and the grave robber who has come to the rescue of his old friend (played by Gossett). In the end, a bunch of people die, the mystery is solved, the queen is defeated and the guy gets the girl. But on their wedding night, he has these strange scratches on his neck - seven of them. Hrm. Strange indeed.
This clunker is bad. Not quite as bad as House IV, but bad nonetheless.
Rated R for some violence, sexuality and language. You should watch it when the kids are asleep. They'll be bored anyway. In fact, save yourself a couple of hours and watch something else yourself.
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