Published: 25 July 2014 The
Certification: 12A
Time: 98 minutes
Address: Brett Ratner
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, John Hurt, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Ingrid Berdal Bag
Sit and watch a movie with a former wrestler and the manufacturer of the X-Men Director: The Last Stand and Rush Hour 3, there are certain expectations. The one can hope for is perhaps a film that does not silly and stupid. A stupid movie could be a lot of intrinsic stupidity, but has a degree of self-confidence and exuberance that corresponds fun kitsch. Unfortunately, Hercules is more stupid than a stupid movie.
With an opening cheerfully jumps through the famous sights of the legend of Hercules, this is the story of a world weary and half-god, banished from Athens and take on the use of mercenaries to earn money. This is a decision more on the classical myth is based, suggesting that the legendary exploits of Hercules are exaggerations and embellishments of the prosaic truth. With the support of a diverse group of warriors; consisting of a doctor Spartan (Sewell); Wild soldier (Aksel Hennie); Amazon archer with a striking resemblance to Nicole Kidman (Berdal); Annoying nephew of Hercules (Reece Ritchie), and Ian McShane as Friar Tuck turbulent channel and drunk; Hercules took the position of formation of army-Thrace, in the name of the Lord Cotys John Hurt. This is a very interesting concept, playing with the concept of myth and heroism, but this is not discussed in depth in all, the film tries its cake and eat it, the elimination of the characters in his large apartment, but by the core group and capable as men are Greco Avengers.
In the middle of it all is that Dwayne Johnson (he had the name of the rock at the moment), the eponymous hero. Obviously it is important for this role under inflated, resulting in something that looks more like a wall with a human face. He is tall, imposing and lead a questionable wig and beard stick. Stoic plays tortured hero who is deprived of his natural charisma; reduced to a rushing piece of meat and let all the jokes and humor McShane and Sewell. It's a shame, great Dwayne (in the role of the right) can be a magnetic presence, but the Hercules is a huge hole, so that a gap in the middle of the film much of its running time.
The direction of Brett Ratner carefully several important pieces, the main battle never impressed with the setting. There is a lack of talent and style in performance and scenes deal only through its conclusion. Besides the presentation of pedestrians violence is light and without a sense of order; Despite the intensity of the noise battles deaf, is one of those movies in which the characters chop each other happy, but no one seems to bleed.
A lost opportunity to inject some fresh in Greek mythology, Hercules is not the ridiculous romp expected nor bold reinterpretation that he wants to be. Ho-hum Hercules.
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
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