Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Jemima It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Charles Herold (cherold) Recently learning that there had been two sequels to the first Librarian movie, which I vaguely recall probably liking, I decided to watch them both. I started with the third movie, because it had the highest rating on IMDb, and I'm really glad I did, because if I'd watched this one first I probably would have decided not to even bother with the third one.There is just so much wrong with this movie. It is dragged down by too much of the Librarian's angst over his father, which turns out to be a poor device to propel an action flick. It's extremely predictable, and the plot is full of holes. Even in the smaller details, it fails. Anwar plays an archaeologist who, when she sees major undiscovered finds that any archaeologist would give her eye teeth for, reacts like a treasure hunter with no interest in archaeology. And the one-upmanship between her and Noah doesn't really work, feeling forced and not especially funny. Watch the third movie, Judas Cup, and just skip this one altogether.

TheLittleSongbird For the Sci-Fi channel The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines is not too bad. It is not a great movie, and could have been much more, but there have been far worse movies both from the Sci-Fi channel and in general. The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines had some lavish sets and photography, some decent action and special effects and a rousing score. Noah Wyle is a likable lead and Jane Curtin and especially Bob Newhart are subtly deadpan. However, Gabrielle Anwar is beautiful but bland and out of place and Erik Avari's villainous role lacks subtlety. Wyle and Anwar's chemistry just isn't there either, while Olympia Dukais is good but severely underused. The script and story are generally weak. The humour in the script comes across as contrived and unfunny with a lot of quite stilted dialogue, and the storytelling is dull and derivative of Indiana Jones except with more predictability and less of the thrills, suspense and fun. The characters are clichéd, that's not a problem but it is if they are not written well or not interesting, and generally while not as problematic as other Sci-Fi films that was the case with The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines. So all in all, not terrible, just not good either. 5/10 Bethany Cox

fimimix ....hmmmmm....only a total of 24 comments, not the 10 pages for the first film. Understandable, because this serial really doesn't have much going for it, except Dukakis ("Mom") who wants her nerd son to get all the nookie he can get. All I can offer is that I got sucked-into this movie, because it was telecast (TNT) with the other two episodes. I was waiting for "The Chalice," because I thought it might be a kind-of "DaVinci Code" film. Wow! what do I know ??? The notion of there being a "King Solomon's Mines" is a good theme - after all, "The Queen of Sheba" traveled all the way to Jerusalem to partake of Solomon's wisdom. Remember that film?, and all the riches she took there? I guess the premise of "the mines" is where all her riches were hidden. I'm not sure just what author Marco Schnabel had in mind when he wrote the script (his family was famous for many decades for making pianos); whatever it was, he must have been high on cocaine or just needed the money that Wyle ("Flynn Carsen") was waving. I think director Johnathan Frakes directed the whole thing on the phone, from home. BTW, a much earlier version of "King Solomon's Mines" was a very serious film with Clark Gable (?) and a host of very big stars, and very well-done.Like some other user who posted a comment here, I couldn't get it straight why the main characters were doing all that walking. By now, the whole world knows that Africa is full of Land-Rovers particularly suited for traveling that continent. What a shock to learn at the end of the film, the guide already knew where the mines were.....guess he needed the money, too. I, too, thought the scenes with the beautiful African natives were a little tacky, and wasn't the least bit awed by the female lead (whoever she was) wearing one of their ancestral outfits.Although Noah Wyle's ("Flynn Carsen") acting was a bit more polished than in "The Spear," I liked him better in his nerdish, dumb role. At least it provoked laughter. I wasn't the least bit impressed with all the CGIs and explosions, except for their colors. Perhaps Wyle knew they would attract a much younger audience....I don't really remember too much about this film. I might be persuaded to buy the whole set of "The Librarian" if it sold for about $30.00. Otherwise, I'll only watch it when TNT feels compelled to present its own films.Bob Newhart ("Judson") and Jane Curtin ("Charlene") portrayed their roles well, but Curtain's drunk-scene was a bit much and out-of-character. I suppose the rest of the cast performed their roles well, but I was too bored to pay attention.So, on to the next chapter.......hopefully with a story-line. Must admit this colorful film looks great on HD-TV. So, a 10.....

shanfloyd If you liked the first Librarian movie you'll like it too. This film picks up right where the first film ended. This time the theme is good old King Solomon's mines... sometimes I really wonder how many more adventure movies will be based on this thing. The shooting locations are nice, the action sequences are entertaining. The ending is predictable, but fun.Noah Wyle again does a very entertaining smart job as Flynn. But I'm not sure about the point behind casting old and partly anorexic Gabrielle Anwar in this physically challenging role. Yes, she was a real beauty in her times, but here she looks quite gross. Anyway, no need to dwell much into such trivial matters... the movie is sure to deliver what it's supposed to in the end.