The story of the young
Mathayus, and the events
that led to his becoming
the Scorpion King.
As
a carefree boy of 13,
Mathayus witnessed
his father (a renowned
Akkadian mercenary warrior)
being kidnapped
and murdered by a jealous
rival, Sargon. Sent to train
at the illustrious Order
of the Black Scorpion
academy, Mathayus
spends the next seven years learning to become a
fighting and killing machine -- driven by his vow to
one day avenge his father. Convinced his only hope
of defeating Sargon and his growing power is by
retrieving a charmed sword from the Underworld,
Mathayus embarks on a perilous supernatural
odyssey -- accompanied by the tomboyish wannabe-warrior
Layla, the aspiring Greek playwright Ari, a freed Chinese captive Fong, and a few other
characters he meets and enlists along the way. At stake is not only the fate of the entire Akkadian nation
but of Mathayus's very soul.
One of the year's ten best.
Best action movie I've seen in years.
Even better than the first!