Dove is awarding this DVD four Doves out of five, mainly due to two reasons: it is pretty tame and wholesome overall, and it has some really funny moments. It is one that mostly kids and teenagers will enjoy. The actor who plays the 3000-year-old mummy, Bill Fagerbakke, is very expressive with his eyes and other than his eyes and mouth, he has very little to work with considering he is bandaged up from top to bottom as the mummy. He is terrific at expressing his various feelings and emotions, be it curiosity, fear, or whatever.
One of the film’s funny moments include the mummy getting one of the three kids who look out for him to scratch an itch he has. He also wanders into a hospital and a nurse thinks he is a burn victim. When no pulse or heart beat is found, they put the electric paddles on him and his bandages catch fire. He does pretty well when he tries out a skateboard for the first time.
This movie does indeed have a plot, as the kids attempt to help the mummy get back to his sarcophagus before midnight on Halloween or else he is toast (dust, actually). He finds his true long-lost love along the way but we will not expose the exact ending of this imaginative film. Originally put out by the Disney Channel, this picture may not have received any Academy Award nominations, but it targets its audience very well and adds a dash or two of humor along the way. Kids will love it and kids at heart will enjoy it too. We happily award “Under Wraps” our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal.
