Egyptian Treasure Hunt

BY BONNIE L. HARRIS

THIS FUN-FILLED ANIMATED FEATURE directed by Juan Galocha should have been on everyone’s radar, but like many independent productions, its release was delayed because of distribution problems and the pandemic. Although it feels a little like a Saturday morning cartoon, Mummies wraps itself around an

Mummies

Warner Bros Pictures

Rated: PG

Streaming on Amazon adventure to reclaim a priceless ring and three other-worldly mummies who must take on present-day London. Thut, an Egyptian charioteer with an anxiety problem, is chosen by accident to marry Princess Nefer, but neither is happy about the Pharoah’s decision. Thut faces a very unpleasant penalty if he doesn’t marry Nefer, or if he loses the royal engagement ring. Meanwhile, as he excavates a forgotten Egyptian tomb, Lord Carnaby discovers a secret portal to the underworld and steals the royal ring for his museum. Thut and his younger brother, Sekham, follow Carnaby through the portal, but they’re unexpectedly joined by the reluctant Nefer and end up in downtown London. Ancient history meets the twenty-first century as the brothers save Nefer from a kidnapping, then she saves them from Lord Carnaby’s greedy schemes, and finally they all team up to save the Egyptian underworld from destruction. There’s plenty of action, lots of