Search: Directed by Stephen Sommers

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

Review preview for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

It starts to become clear what happened here: there's a children's party game where everyone takes a turn writing a paragraph, and the next person only gets to see the last sentence.

Andrew Robertson · 1.5 out of 5

Elite commandos take on a dangerous arms dealer and his deadly minions.
The Mummy (1999)

Review preview for The Mummy

Class effects, dashing adventure, a load of laughs and non-stop action.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5

There are problems at the pyramids after an archaeological dig accidentally wakes a mummy - 25th anniversary reissue.
The Mummy Returns (2001)

Review preview for The Mummy Returns

Visual surprises make up for the absurdity of the storyline.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5

A complex tongue-in-cheek adventure in London and the Sahara with gallant ex-legionnaire and beautiful Egyptologist fight supernatural beings.
Odd Thomas (2013)

Review preview for Odd Thomas

It's down to Yelchin to convince us to care, and it's to his credit that he generally manages to pull this off.

Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5

Odd Thomas sees murdered dead people and feels it’s his duty to make the people responsible pay for their sins. He works with the local police chief but one day he encounters something that may be too big for either of them to handle.
Van Helsing (2004)

Review preview for Van Helsing

Van Helsing doesn't pretend to be anything other than a comic book adventure, but even comic book adventures need some kind of grounding in reality.

Tony Sullivan · 2 out of 5

CGI overload as Dracula hunter encounters famous fictional characters and assorted beasties