Synopsis
Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.
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Cast
- Brendan FraserRick O'Connell
- Maria BelloEvelyn O'Connell
- John HannahJonathan Carnahan
- Luke FordAlex O'Connell
- Isabella LeongLin
- Jet LiHan
- Michelle YeohZi Yuan
- Anthony WongYang
- Russell WongMing Guo
- Liam Cunningham"Mad Dog" Maguire
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Now why did I like this movie? It was just plain dumb fun, is why. It is absurd and preposterous, and proud of it. - 67
The A.V. Club
Dragon Emperor succeeds largely through sheer excess: It's doubtful that any idea was thrown out for being too implausible. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
After an hour of inert exposition, a race through Shanghai gooses the movie alive. Then it plunges back into torpor. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
The movie bogs down in tiresome good guys vs. bad guys action cliches. - 38
Chicago Tribune
The film has one objective: to smack its audience in the face with fleeting, competing wows, over and over. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
Too much of the proceedings are silly rather than horrifying, with the nadir being the appearance of some particularly athletic Yetis who briefly pitch in to lend a hand. - 30
Washington Post
Tiresome and messy. - 25
San Francisco Chronicle
As for Fraser, his clumsy humanity is endearing, but by now, assuming he has invested wisely, he should have enough money saved so as to not have to waste his talent anymore.
