Passionate About Pulp: Revisiting The Mummy (1999)
By Angie Barry
August 15, 2016THE SUBGENRE: Supernatural adventure. THE HEROES (WHO HAPPEN TO BE LOVE INTERESTS): Egyptologist Evelyn Carnahan and French Foreign Legion soldier-turned-convict Rick O'Connell. THE VILLAIN: Imhotep, high priest and murderous mummy. THE SETTING: 1920's Egypt. All her life, Evelyn Carnahan (Rachel Weisz) has dreamed of exploring ancient tombs and proving her worth as a serious Egyptologist.…