Immortals (2011):

Starring:

Henry Cavill - Theseus

Mickey Rourke - King Hyperion

Stephen Dorff - Stavros

Freida Pinto - Phaedra

Luke Evans - Zeus

Joseph Morgan - Lysander

Anne Day-Jones - Aethra

Alan Van Sprang - Dareios

Peter Stebbings - Helios

Daniel Sharman - Apollo

Isabel Lucas - Athena

Kellan Lutz - Poseidon

Steve Byers - Heracles

John Hurt - Old Man / Narrator

Director:

Tarsem Singh (The Cell; Mirror Mirror)

Rotten Tomatoes: 36%

Flixster: 51%

Synopsis:

The brutal and bloodthirsty King Hyperion and his murderous Heraklion army rampage across Greece in search of the long lost Bow of Epirus to overthrow the Gods of Olympus and become the undisputed master of his world. With ruthless efficiency, Hyperion and his legions destroy everything in their wake. As village after village is obliterated, a stonemason named Theseus vows to avenge his mother, who was killed in one of Hyperion's brutal raids. When Theseus meets the Sybelline Oracle, Phaedra, her disturbing visions of the young man's future convince her that he is the key to stopping the destruction. With her help, Theseus assembles a small band of followers and embraces his destiny in a final, desperate battle for the future of humanity.

Review:

Ripped hard bodies. No body hair. Sometimes no shoes. When the trailer for this first came out & it said "From the creators of 300" I immediately thought that I didn't want to see this because there will be no difference between it & 300. But it was inevitable that I would end up seeing it. Now that I have, I don't really have anything good enough or bad enough to sway my vote to either side. The acting wasn't as over the top as 300. The action sequences weren't as good as 300. The storyline was similar enough that it was incredibly predictable. Mickey Rourke's role just seemed so out of place & weird. Can someone tell me how at one point in his career he was considered an attractive, sexy, romantic lead? I know it was the 80's but still. He looks like an old Iranian woman. His acting isn't bad, it's just out of place for the fake & sometimes real British accents, then you have the main bad guy who is suppose to be unstoppable & over powering with his subtle New Yorker accent. The fight scene between himself & Henry Cavill was really poorly worked. Reminded me of a Bob Sapp MMA fight. I can't believe that he will be 60 this year. There are some good slow motion fight scenes that use a great  level of fast & slow back & forth shots that do make for a quite epic ending. Super hot babes Isabel Lucas (of replacing Meghan Fox in the Transformers trilogy fame) & Friedo Pinto (who oddly enough was much hotter in Slumdog Millionaire than an American high budget film). Overall it is watchable but don't keep your expectations too high & it's OK if you have it on in the background, you might not miss a lot.

60%

Lead Acting: 8/15
Supporting Cast: 9/15
Plot: 6/10
Compared To The Genre: 2/10
Cinematography: 16/20
Intrigue: 13/20
Extra: 6/10