
In ancient Gomorrah, thousands of years before the Pyramids, the remaining free nomadic tribes are forced to form an uneasy alliance to put an end to mighty King Memnon's reign of tyranny. One of the few survivors and the last of the Akkadians, the brave assassin, Mathayus, is entrusted with the impossible task of executing Memnon's fortune-telling sorceress, Cassandra, only to find himself up against a seemingly indestructible evil army. Now, with the help of his new powerfu... (Full plot summary below)
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In ancient Gomorrah, thousands of years before the Pyramids, the remaining free nomadic tribes are forced to form an uneasy alliance to put an end to mighty King Memnon's reign of tyranny. One of the few survivors and the last of the Akkadians, the brave assassin, Mathayus, is entrusted with the impossible task of executing Memnon's fortune-telling sorceress, Cassandra, only to find himself up against a seemingly indestructible evil army. Now, with the help of his new powerful allies, including the great warrior, Balthazar, Mathayus returns to the legendary city to infiltrate Memnon's impenetrable fortress in the desert and exact his revenge. Is Mathayus destined to be the next Scorpion King?
Leave your thoughts about The Scorpion King.
| Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenAll the necessary exposition prevents the picture from rising above your generic sand 'n' sandal adventure. |
| Bryant Frazer's Deep FocusBryant FrazerEntertaining enough, and conveniently brief-after just 90 minutes, you can get on with your life. |
| The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)Mark PalermoMaybe [Hu and The Rock's] next film showcase will amount to something more than a throwaway episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionBob LonginoFor all the money spent on The Scorpion King (roughly $60 million), mostly for CGI effects ... the movie lacks bite. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekJust a silly, amusingly retrograde, compilation of old genre cliches... Yet it's professionally stitched together and moves along reasonably well. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenThe bottom line in this kind of movie is how good are the stunts and fights? The answer is, they are pretty good. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanI smell what The Rock is cooking. It's junk food: there's no nutritional value whatsoever and it doesn't fill you up, but it sure is fun to eat. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleLike every other action movie, it's designed for a 14-year-old boy's mentality, but it's enjoyable enough to turn most people into 14-year-old boys. |
| Countingdown.comLarry CarrollHis performance may not get The Rock into any Merchant/Ivory films, but it makes the case for him as an action star along the lines of Vin Diesel. |
| CitysearchDan FazioDitches the computer-generated effects of the Mummy movies for a real, live-action Rock smackdown. |