Tralane gives Maggie a rare book and assures her he had his reasons for not being in her life for the past twenty years. Maggie, who appears to be in her mid twenties, is apparently fine with this vague and ridiculous assertion.
Later that day, their nervous guide says he will not take them to the Valley of the Sorcerer. The valley is evil so he is going to have their dig permit revoked for their own safety. Tralane and Maggie find three locals to take them, but the locals warn them the Libyan border guards look for trespassers.
The next day Ronnie is not happy that Maggie seems to have no control over her expedition. Tralane talks to the guides in their language and brushes Maggie off when she asks what was said. They have no permit and the book Tralane gave Maggie about finding the tomb is missing the pages after the tombs discovery. Also Tralane isn't supposed to be part of any dig in this country or lead any expeditions. There’s no explanation of why or how that would be monitored.
When they get to the valley, they immediately find a cave with the very door to the tomb they seek. Also Christine pops up, a team member we haven’t met before. Maggie is able to figure out the code to open the tomb, right while their guides are being killed by the aforementioned Libyans. In fear for their lives, Maggie and the others run into the tomb and shut the door behind them. Ronnie is concerned about how they’ll get out, but Maggie says her dad will make sure nothing happens to them. Yes, because he’s so responsible.
And thus begins their journey through the tomb. Tralane and translator Sara go off on their own, while the other girls deal with their varying level of fear about being stuck inside a tomb. Maggie’s response to any concern is her father won’t let anything happen to them, and he’ll make sure they get out safely. It’s as if the foreshadowing is waving a flag in your face.
At times the movie is confusing, such as when they call characters by their last names, when they’ve never told us the last names of the characters. Or when Maggie says three of our friends have died, yet there would be no way they could know the third woman was dead since she just died and they haven’t found her body. Or when Maggie and Tralane are in the hotel hallway and appear to be walking in place. The hallway looks odd so I assume its green screen because why else would you walk in place.
Ridiculous dialogue
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| Walking in place in the cgi hallway |
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| You don’t often see all the characters look into the camera |
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| The fake cave |
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| Our mummy, who doesn’t get much screen time |
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| No one could locate this tomb except our expedition |
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| The stone slab that is easily broken with little hammers |
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| No way would he be able to push open the top of a sarcophagus |
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