I'm disappointed. I had high hopes for this movie. A Hercules movie made in 2014 should have been so much better. If you use 300 or Troy as a benchmark this movie falls utterly short. It's still a watchable movie, but it just fails to impress.
This is no low budget movie. It's clear they spent plenty on it. That makes it even worse because you know that they had the resources to make a great movie, but squandered it.
The story is weak. There's nothing captivating about it. Hercules doesn't seem interesting enough. His companions add very little and take a lot away.
The dialog is ordinary. You are unlikely to hear anything that will stay with you for very long.
The soundtrack is average, though not poor. A great movie needs a great soundtrack and Hercules doesn't have one.
Character design/development is very bad. It's hard to say how good the acting is because if the very design of a character is flawed no amount of good acting can make up for it. Most of the support characters seem very uninteresting and for the most part act randomly. Dwayne Johnson as Hercules seems OK. He certainly has the looks but I don't think he received the necessary support required to really make the character his own.
The only great feature of the movie are the visuals, which are stunning. In all other aspects the movie is average. It's not unwatchable though. Just go in without big expectations and you should be treated to a decent action movie.
This is no low budget movie. It's clear they spent plenty on it. That makes it even worse because you know that they had the resources to make a great movie, but squandered it.
The story is weak. There's nothing captivating about it. Hercules doesn't seem interesting enough. His companions add very little and take a lot away.
The dialog is ordinary. You are unlikely to hear anything that will stay with you for very long.
The soundtrack is average, though not poor. A great movie needs a great soundtrack and Hercules doesn't have one.
Character design/development is very bad. It's hard to say how good the acting is because if the very design of a character is flawed no amount of good acting can make up for it. Most of the support characters seem very uninteresting and for the most part act randomly. Dwayne Johnson as Hercules seems OK. He certainly has the looks but I don't think he received the necessary support required to really make the character his own.
The only great feature of the movie are the visuals, which are stunning. In all other aspects the movie is average. It's not unwatchable though. Just go in without big expectations and you should be treated to a decent action movie.