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'Solomon' fails to mine the excitement.

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Date: 20040614
Author:Haugsted, Linda

You might call it "Nearly Indiana Jones and the Latest Crusade," but the Hallmark Channel has titled it King Solomon's Mines, the latest version of the classic book by H. Rider Haggard.

It virtually screams for comparison to the Indiana Jones franchise, since it shares so many plot elements: pursuit of a treasure in a temple/mine, heavily fortified with booby traps; near escapes from hostile natives; and a map to the treasure that volleys between the good guys and the bad guys.

The hero even wears his hat to the very end, though there's no bullwhip in sight.

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