Although TNT aired a Librarian trilogy of movies last month, I am struggling to find some time to watch it. Instead, most of the December I dedicated to Christmas movies. But now I am catching up with the second one in the series. The prequel to the Librarian series, ‘The Return to King Solomon’s Mines’ was also quite fun to watch. A lot of action, although in my opinion it had an over the top ending.
The movie begins with Flynn Carsen, played by Noah Wyle. A year has passed since ‘The Librarian: Quest for the Spear’ and the story picks up exactly from there. He has taken a job and gradually adjusting to the dynamics of the workplace. He has gained some action experience to accompany head knowledge. The combination makes for a man that can get out of plenty of the trouble he gets into or at least most of the time.
Coincidentally, it’s his birthday and he gets a strange package in the mail. When it is stolen, Judson (Bob Newhart) puts the pieces together with the legends Flynn remembers. King Solomon’s Mines; the place where Flynn kept his most valuable treasures and a book that could spell doom for the world. First, Flynn goes to an archeological dig and somehow, he also manages to take along Emily Davenport (Gabrielle Anwar), a lady who is madly in love with the myth hovering around the Queen of Sheba. Will Flynn be able to uncover the mine while evading capture from the group gunning for that book?
I must admit that this movie was quite entertaining. Even though Flynn remains his typical awkward self, he does seem more self-assured. There were many humorous dialogues and I particularly enjoyed them.
We were able to know more about Flynn through the story, which was rather intriguing. There has not been any correspondence on what happened regarding the character’s romantic interest that was introduced in the first movie. However, there is a pattern in the series where romantic interests are cast to appeal to viewers before they get noticeable roles on television. For instance, Sonya Walger was already featured as a recurring character called Penny Widmore on Lost during this period, and Gabrielle Anwar would be cast in the Burn Notice series the following year. Despite all that, I was still engrossed in the action and the different turns of events.
Equally, the dramatization was very impressive. Although it is undeniably a TV film, everyone involved had put in their all effort. Nevertheless, the effect of the tighter budget is evident, particularly on the special effects for the climax. I am aware that they did not have the money so there’s no use complaining about such things, but it was pretty funny. We’re talking fake CGI here.
The climax was a little underwhelming, which was my greatest issue with the whole film. It was evident they aimed for a memorable Indiana Jones ending, but it seemed to push the limits of what had happened previously. In my opinion, the scale should have been reduced a tad. Additionally, there are some unanswered questions at the film’s conclusion, but they didn’t bother me at the time.
While watching this, I had to disregard everything I had been taught in Sunday School. Built around a story, the information has no authenticity. So, you should not worry and just enjoy. This short film, although with an unsatisfying ending, still leaves space for lots of fun. It does indeed live up to its credibility, portraying a National Treasure-inspired movie with an unbelievably low budget. And trust me, after viewing The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines, those seeking entertaining meaningless films will not be disappointed.
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