To be honest,
this movie was crap. The story was way off, uninspiring, and the only thrill
you’ll feel is if you watch it the way I did.
How was that?
I went into the
movie thinking, “This has nothing to offer, and all I’m doing is watching
Dwayne Johnson and smelling what The Rock is cooking.” I laughed my way through
the film—the absurdity of the plot is uncanny. I kept wondering if the comic
book (Hercules: The Thracian Wars by Steve Moore) that the movie was
adapted from was just as weird.
That aside, the
acting was interesting. While I’m a Dwayne Johnson fan, it was Ian McShane,
Rufus Sewell, and John Hurt who kept me focused from beginning to end.
The movie’s plot
follows a disgraced hero, Hercules (played by Dwayne Johnson), who leaves
Athens with his crew and becomes a mercenary. They’re hired by a king to help
fend off threats invading his kingdom. Things seem to be going smoothly until
Hercules discovers that the king is lying and is actually planning world
domination. Now, Hercules—who helped train the king’s soldiers—has to fight
against the very men he trained to stop a mad king.
The movie made
good use of graphics, and I was impressed by the wolf fight scene. Toward the
end, Hercules takes on three wolves, which was fun to watch.
The part that
had me questioning whether the screenwriters were paying attention was when
Hercules’ character shifted from a legendary demi-god to a mere mortal, only to
suddenly display demi-godlike powers when the plot demanded it.
By the end of
the movie, I found myself laughing at the silliness of the script, the
predictable plot twists, and a director who needs to take a break from churning
out subpar films in 2014. Brett Ratner must not have had a great year, as all
three of his 2014 films received low ratings. While Hercules did well
at the box office, Jersey Boys underperformed, and Horrible
Bosses 2 was just horrible.
Should you see this movie? Well, if you’re like me and enjoy Dwayne Johnson, go ahead. But if you’re looking for a good movie, be prepared to be disappointed. This movie does not live up to the idea of who Hercules is, and I feel it drowns the idea of him that many of us have in mind of the Greek god.
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