Synopsis
Before he was a legend, he was a man.
When a new enemy threatens the innocent, Hercules must lead his fearless team of warriors in a battle against overwhelming odds.
When a new enemy threatens the innocent, Hercules must lead his fearless team of warriors in a battle against overwhelming odds.
Dwayne Johnson Ian McShane John Hurt Rufus Sewell Aksel Hennie Ingrid Bolsø Berdal Reece Ritchie Joseph Fiennes Tobias Santelmann Peter Mullan Rebecca Ferguson Irina Shayk Erika Marozsán Isaac Andrews Joe Anderson Stephen Peacocke Nicholas Moss Ian Whyte Barbara Palvin Caroline Boulton Christopher Fairbank John Cross Máté Haumann Matt Devere Robert Whitelock Karolina Szymczak Mark Phelan Tonia Sotiropoulou Robert Maillet Show All…
Steve Street Katherine Renee Jones Lisa Goldberg Monica Hada Simon Stanley-Clamp Pinto Sasikumar Jessica Newhouse-Smith James Baker John Bruno Kate Phillips Priyanka Balasubramania
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Typically when you walk out of a movie thinking "That was nothing like the trailer at all!" that's a bad sign. The studio had a stinker, the studio knew it, and the studio did whatever they could to salvage it by selling you a bill of goods. In this case, it's the exact opposite: the trailers made HERCULES look terrible, and it's actually a solid B-movie with good action, a great cast, and a sly sense of humor. So what the hell happened?
My completely uneducated guess: Paramount was releasing this thing in the middle of the summer and tried their best to make it look like a "summer movie" by focusing on the crazy monsters that Hercules fights. But…
I just finished watching this 2 minutes ago and I can barely recall anything that just happened. The only thing I can remember is some kind of cool action sequences.
See, when I get mad, I usually just cuss or yell at someone. When Hercules gets mad, he throws a fucking horse.
Despite the fact that Brett Ratner still dosen't have what you'd call a great or even distinct visual eye, he delivers his most entertaining and well-crafted film yet as a director (I haven't seen Red Dragon yet). It's far from the most original movie you'll see all year, but it sure is funny and entertaining. Possibly the biggest surprise of the summer.
Grade: B
“Now tell him who you are!!!”
This fantasy movie is not that bad!! I expected it to be way worse.
It was a box office success earning $244 million, having a $100 million budget. I’m afraid that without Dwayne Johnson this movie wouldn’t had succeed like that.
It’s based on a graphic novel made by Steve Moore.
It’s about Hercules as a mercenary that has a band with the goal of earning money. They go behind the gold, thanks to the strength of the gods that protect him, since he is supposed to be the son of Zeus.
It’s okey, I was expecting something like Gods of Egypt, a movie that I personally hate, Hercules started following that style and hopefully it…
58/100
Maybe it's just that I'm predisposed to enjoy a movie that delights in puncturing myths, but this surprised the hell out of me...not least in that I wound up watching the entire thing, after having anticipated giving it 10 courtesy minutes and moving on. For all that Ratner's a critical punching bag, he seems to have learned a great deal since Rush Hour (the only other film of his I've seen); these are among the least spastic and most spatially coherent big-budget action sequences in recent memory, especially considering that the focus is necessarily divided among Herc and his team of enablers. Predictably goes limp in the home stretch, with increasing emphasis on the tragic backstory (zzz) and a…
A pretty egregious example of the over-proliferation of CGI in action set pieces. The worst part is the actual people fights are generally pretty entertaining, if not necessarily good, per se. But the CGI legionaires/centaurs are lifeless and video gamey.
There are some talented people involved here. Ian McShane knows exactly what kind of film he's in, and actually earns a couple laughs. Rufus Sewell is willing to give the scenery a good chewing when needed.
Idk what to tell you, it's a slightly below replacement level fantasy film. I've seen worse.
I might like some bad movies yall, but I'm not ashamed of it. I definitely just had more fun with this one on this second watch than I really should have. Modern films in general are just a whole different experience than the stuff we had half a century ago such as the peplum films I binged before this and my previous title. Like it or not, but that world of difference is in part due to CGI, good or bad. It puts us into a fantasy we didn't have otherwise. This isn't putting down good practical effects - there are great practical effects and bad practical effects, just like there's good and bad CGI if you're honest. Personally I…
Hercules is probably about as entertaining as it gets, but it had some minor setbacks that disallowed it from being over 4 stars.
First of all, the action is nothing to complain about at all. It's what keeps this movie standing. I basically just gave this movie 3.5 stars for how entertaining it was, and The Rock throws a horse, so ya that added to the film. The dialogue is also okay.
The Bad:
Yeah, this movie doesn't have the greatest storyline or characters. But when the Rock throws a freakin horse, it makes up for all the bad stuff.
Go out and see this movie, it's probably one of the best films I've ever given 3 stars and it's entertaining as hell. In a way, I'm happy I saw this instead of Lucy.
Can we just like.... trade all these Greek mythology movies for a God of War movie?....Please?
I just wanna see Kratos thrashing cunts with his Blades of Chaos!