Breakthrough
1999 is when Rachel Weisz’s international breakthrough came through and it’s all thanks to The Mummy. Variety magazine however criticized the direction of the film, as they wrote, “(the actors) have been directed to broad, undisciplined performances […] Buffoonery hardly seems like Weisz’s natural domain, as the actress strains for comic effects that she can’t achieve.” Fans begged to disagree.
Breakthrough
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