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I wasn't sure about The Rock's acting ability but he is talented and he does have pretty good comic timing. He also is very easy on the eyes - that helps. This was a mildly entertaining movie and I am glad I watched it but it's not a film that I would watch a second time. Once is enough. The other actors are good in this film and I couldn't find fault with Kelly Hu's performance as some others did. I would suggest renting the movie before buying it or you may end up like me - giving it away.

Terrific!
At the beginning of the movie, we go back 5000 years to the city of Gomorrah, where Memnon (Steven Brand) is determined to wipe out any sort of freedom in the desert. The psychic abilities of a beautiful sorceress, Cassandra (Kelly Hu) and victory are his until Mathayus (WWF's the Rock, a.k.a. Dwayne Johnson) comes in to the picture. Cassandra escapes from Memnon with Mathayus to have freedom and slowly, they fall in love.

The Scorpion King is an action packed adventure and with Mathayus' little sidekick (Grant Heslov) along for the ride, it also provides a few good laughs. Plus, the visual effects during the sandstorm and the fight sequences are outstanding.

I wasn't so sure if I would enjoy it or not, due to the fact that I'm not a big fan of action movies, but it soared past my expectations. The best news of all is that the Rock is an amazing actor and can handle the lead role in a film. For those reasons, that is why I am giving it five stars and if it were possible, I'd definitely give it more. If you go see this movie, you will not be disappointed.

Action figures on a generic quest
There's no single thing about this movie that ruins it, it's everything put together. One never gets the feeling that they're anywhere but on a Hollywood set - you're not transported back in time to an exotic, lawless time. The characters have no depth at all - instead of a feared assasin, The Rock comes off as a really nice guy, good with children, wouldn't hurt a fly. Forced to do battle, but he certainly wouldn't otherwise. And the whole thing is just so silly and cheesy. There's a comic relief character, but there's absolutely no need for him as there's nothing to "relieve" us from - the whole movie is little more than comic relief. It's just so unrealistic - it's obviously made for "the whole family", but that just points out it's major flaw - making a movie set in a time where people hacked each other up with swords to settle disputes, but do it in a way that the kiddies will be able to watch and think it's fun. It comes off as extremely watered down. As if it's a pilot for a Saturday morning cartoon or something.

Needless to say, you don't care about any of these generic Hollywood do-gooders, and there's never any doubt that they'll all come out okay in the end. Even the action sequences leave you with the feeling that that you're watching the World Wrestling Federation, where one guy might lose the fight, but he'll be back in the next episode good as new. It's not like anyone's getting gruesomely dismembered like in a real barbarian movie.

Basically, if you want to see an adventure movie, but it has to be something the kids can watch as well, you might get stuck with this. If you're looking for a real, involving adventure, get something else.