What expectations does one go in with when watching a 2008 TV Movie ripping off The Mummy? If their answer is anything but predictable, normie entertainment, then i'd suggest they recheck their priorities. Curse of Sphinx is not: original, spectacular or all that well acted. It is not also however: poorly paced, atrociously acted, or technically inept. This film is cheap, it does lack charm, but it gets the job done. I hate playing devil's advocate, especially when a film doesn't really deserve it, but this had a degree of competence in both it's direction and writing that kept me engaged, for the most part.
Like I was saying about the acting, everyone is playing a type here, some more obvious than most, but they were all pretty decent. Nothing else I can say. The CGI was Asylum level, but it was used better than the majority of their productions, wisely switching their big Griffin thing into a slaphead gym bunny, so their budget would not be exposed for half the running time.
There is really no easy way to describe better than average, with occasional dips into mediocrity, but that's what we get with Curse of the Sphinx. Undemanding, escapist fare that is cheap thrills for cheap shills. If you like that kind of thing, then go with God and buy this perfectly serviceable Indiana Jones rip off.
Like I was saying about the acting, everyone is playing a type here, some more obvious than most, but they were all pretty decent. Nothing else I can say. The CGI was Asylum level, but it was used better than the majority of their productions, wisely switching their big Griffin thing into a slaphead gym bunny, so their budget would not be exposed for half the running time.
There is really no easy way to describe better than average, with occasional dips into mediocrity, but that's what we get with Curse of the Sphinx. Undemanding, escapist fare that is cheap thrills for cheap shills. If you like that kind of thing, then go with God and buy this perfectly serviceable Indiana Jones rip off.