The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
The heroic tale of young Mathayus and his relentless quest for justice against an evil and powerful villain, King Sargon. Mathayus faces heart-stopping tribulations during his adventurous, odds-defying trajectory toward his ultimate destiny: becoming the formidable warrior king of an ancient desert empire.
Critics Sentiment
Mathayus completes training under Sargon's Black Scorpion squad
Sargon transforms into giant invisible scorpion for final battle
The film crashes from its mild opening competence to rock bottom during the giant scorpion finale, dropping 1.4 points as the terrible CGI and effects work reach their nadir.
The Scorpion King 2 starts with modest promise as a generic revenge quest but steadily deteriorates through poor special effects and wooden performances. The film reaches its absolute low point with the universally mocked giant invisible scorpion climax, representing everything wrong with low-budget fantasy filmmaking. While a few reviewers found mild entertainment value in its B-movie campiness and Simon Quarterman's performance as Ari, the overwhelming consensus was one of disappointment and tedium.
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Michael Copon
Mathayus
Randy Couture
Sargon
Karen David
Layla (as Karen David)
Simon Quarterman
Ari
Tom Wu
Fong
Andreas Wisniewski
Pollux
Natalie Becker
Astarte
Jeremy Crutchley
Baldo
Shane Manie
Jesup
Chase Agulhas
Young Noah
Pierre Marais
Young Mathayus
Warrick Grier
General Abalgamash
Az Abrahams
King Hammurabi
Vaneshran Arumugam
Gudean Emissary
Mike Thompson
Molokh
Wayne Shields
Black Eyed Soldier
Diane Wilson
Woman in Swamp
Nathan Fredericks
Soldier
Sean Higgs
New High Priest
Robin Smith
High Priest
Crew
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