this must have be one of the bad movie i have ever see . i have to disagree with another commenter and who say the special effect be okay . i find them pretty bad represent it just wasn not realistic and they be so fake that it just distract from the actual story . maybe that distraction be the reason that i do not fully understand the story . the archaeologist be look for the set . they do not bother to tell what set and or what be so special about it . that also make it unclear why they search for it in california and while the intro of the movie take place in ancient egypt . if youre shoot a movie that take place in the desert and take the effort to actually go to the desert . the begin the ancient ceremony look like it be shoot inside a studio instead of a desert . the action level be constant throughout the movie and no ups and down and no climax . it make the movie look short and and that certainly a pro for this particular movie .