Film Review - Tad The Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy (2022)

Tad The Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy is the latest film in the Tad franchise, and to quote my son: “This is better than the first one!”

Paramount home entertainment has nailed it with the animation in this movie and that makes it an easy watch. The movie covers all the basics that you want from bullies, a comedic sidekick in the form of Mummy the Mummy, two faithful pets (that end up as one), an obnoxious companion in the form of Ra Amon Ah and a whole heap of adventure. A winning combination for viewers young and old.

The animation gives off an Indiana Jones vibe, but rather than Indie’s almost unintentional humour, we have Tad’s clumsiness, but it works, especially for younger views which is what makes the film silly and funny, as well as being filled with adventure, artefacts and of course booby traps.

An ancient spell is unleashed when a slight blunder destroys a rare sarcophagus. Now, Tad must team up with his friends Sara and his ‘oldest pal’ Mummy to race across the far corners of the Earth to stop the curse of the Emerald Tablet before things get really out of hand.

My son watched the entire movie, and by that, I mean it kept his attention for the entire movie, which is a good indicator that there is just the right amount of dialogue between skits and action.

There was a lot of laughter coming from him, especially at and from the Mummy and some genuine “Oh no” moments when watching Tad. He got so engrossed in what he was watching that he ended up about 2 feet from the TV.

I did feel that this was more of a children’s movie rather than family viewing and it appears the rest of the family agreed, that said, both myself and my husband were caught laughing at the silly moments.

Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy will also be available in a 2-Movie Collection on Digital platforms with the second film in the franchise, Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas.

The third film in the Tad franchise, and the latest instalment became the second highest-grossing animated film in Spain in 2022 and the second-biggest opening weekend for a Spanish film in 2022.

Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy is rated U and runs for 86 minutes.