So-so movie combining legendary events , drama , Greek mythology and breathtaking fights . The picture is a fun sword and sandals epic with stirring adventures , struggles , bizarre scenarios and turns out to be an average story and entertaining at times . In Ancient Greece 1200 B. C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules (Kellan Lutz) , knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe (Gaia Weiss) ...
Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother Iphicles (Liam Garrigan) , but he must overthrow an unjust king King Amphitryon (Scott Adkins) . When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or to fulfill his destiny and become the true hero of his time. He is turned into a half-god , Hercules is raised on Earth and retains his god-like strength . The story behind one of the greatest myths is revealed in this action-packed epic - a tale of love, sacrifice and the strength of the human spirit. Hercules must use his formidable powers to fight his way back to his rightful kingdom. Before he was a legend, he was a man. Discover the truth behind the legend.
Big production that blends Greek legends , fights , feats and spectacular frames by means of Computer Generator . The story is very loosely based on Greek mythology , creating a potpurrí of Gods and legends , mingling elements of various myths . As screen writers state that they chose to change many aspects of the ancient Greek stories to reflect the fact that the Greeks themselves often revised their mythology to conform to new ideas and knowledge . But few aspects are well based on Greek legends, taking many liberties , some mythical events are decently recreated, perhaps it is more accurate is the fight of Hercules against the Lion of Nemea .The flick packs nice settings , characters with elaborate costumes and a seamless combination of practical and CGI effects . The origin story of Hercules, mythical Greek hero - the son of Zeus, a half-god, half-man blessed with extraordinary strength. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King, and exiled , Hercules must use his formidable powers to fight his way back to his rightful kingdom. Through harrowing battles and gladiator-arena death matches, Hercules embarks on a legendary odyssey to overthrow the King and restore peace to the land. Every little scene has been given maximum detail, as gowns , environment and set design , adding too much C. G. I. Backgrounds and lush frames showing overwhelming combats with lots of extras and others by means of computer generator . Hercules was a legendary Greek God , born half-man/half-god and imbued with awe-inspiring superhuman strength, known for making the famous ¨twelve hard 12 works of Hercules¨ , which are the following ones : Hercules vanquished the Amazons warriors , captured a wild boar and a bull of island of Crete , killed the Hydra with several heads , swept the stable of Ujias , murdered Gerion and Diomedes , he took apples of garden of Hesperides, he won a race against the clock to a deer , strangled the Nemean Lion , he shot arrows to birds at the lake Stinfano , he took Teseo from the inferno.
This was the second Greek mythology movie to shot in 2014 . Renny Harlin made The Legend of Hercules (2014) that was shot at the same time Hercules (2014) by Bret Ratner starred by Dwayne Johnson , Rebecca Ferguson, Joseph Fiennes , John Hurt , Rufus Sewell , Aksel Hennie, Ian McShane , but Renny fim had less success , and , it was a moderate box-office success and its critical reception was far more positive . The main and support cast are pretty good Kellan Lutz took the role of Hercules because of his performing skills, his incredible physical ability and his incredible physique , however, his acting is wooden . He's competently accompanied by a good cast , such as : Gaia Weiss , Scott Adkins , Roxanne McKee, Liam Garrigan , Liam McIntyre , Rade Serbedzija, Johnathon Schaech , Luke Newberry , Kenneth Cranham .
It displays a brilliant and adequate cinematography by Sam McCurdy, including gorgeous outdoors . As well as vibrating and shaking musical score by Tuomas Kantelinen. The motion picture was regular but professionally directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard , Cliffhanger, Hercules, Cleaner , Exorcist the beginning , Mindhunters , Deep Blue sea , Cutthroat Island, Long Kiss goodnight , Driven , 12 Rounds , 5 days of War) . Rating : 4.5/10 .
Big production that blends Greek legends , fights , feats and spectacular frames by means of Computer Generator . The story is very loosely based on Greek mythology , creating a potpurrí of Gods and legends , mingling elements of various myths . As screen writers state that they chose to change many aspects of the ancient Greek stories to reflect the fact that the Greeks themselves often revised their mythology to conform to new ideas and knowledge . But few aspects are well based on Greek legends, taking many liberties , some mythical events are decently recreated, perhaps it is more accurate is the fight of Hercules against the Lion of Nemea .The flick packs nice settings , characters with elaborate costumes and a seamless combination of practical and CGI effects . The origin story of Hercules, mythical Greek hero - the son of Zeus, a half-god, half-man blessed with extraordinary strength. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King, and exiled , Hercules must use his formidable powers to fight his way back to his rightful kingdom. Through harrowing battles and gladiator-arena death matches, Hercules embarks on a legendary odyssey to overthrow the King and restore peace to the land. Every little scene has been given maximum detail, as gowns , environment and set design , adding too much C. G. I. Backgrounds and lush frames showing overwhelming combats with lots of extras and others by means of computer generator . Hercules was a legendary Greek God , born half-man/half-god and imbued with awe-inspiring superhuman strength, known for making the famous ¨twelve hard 12 works of Hercules¨ , which are the following ones : Hercules vanquished the Amazons warriors , captured a wild boar and a bull of island of Crete , killed the Hydra with several heads , swept the stable of Ujias , murdered Gerion and Diomedes , he took apples of garden of Hesperides, he won a race against the clock to a deer , strangled the Nemean Lion , he shot arrows to birds at the lake Stinfano , he took Teseo from the inferno.
This was the second Greek mythology movie to shot in 2014 . Renny Harlin made The Legend of Hercules (2014) that was shot at the same time Hercules (2014) by Bret Ratner starred by Dwayne Johnson , Rebecca Ferguson, Joseph Fiennes , John Hurt , Rufus Sewell , Aksel Hennie, Ian McShane , but Renny fim had less success , and , it was a moderate box-office success and its critical reception was far more positive . The main and support cast are pretty good Kellan Lutz took the role of Hercules because of his performing skills, his incredible physical ability and his incredible physique , however, his acting is wooden . He's competently accompanied by a good cast , such as : Gaia Weiss , Scott Adkins , Roxanne McKee, Liam Garrigan , Liam McIntyre , Rade Serbedzija, Johnathon Schaech , Luke Newberry , Kenneth Cranham .
It displays a brilliant and adequate cinematography by Sam McCurdy, including gorgeous outdoors . As well as vibrating and shaking musical score by Tuomas Kantelinen. The motion picture was regular but professionally directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard , Cliffhanger, Hercules, Cleaner , Exorcist the beginning , Mindhunters , Deep Blue sea , Cutthroat Island, Long Kiss goodnight , Driven , 12 Rounds , 5 days of War) . Rating : 4.5/10 .