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The Legend of Hercules
U/A (INDIA)
2014
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The Legend of Hercules
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1.5
The dialogue isnt dubbed, but is written and delivered so indifferently that it might as well have been.
Av Club
1.5
Its a striking opening, but it sets a high bar that the movie never reaches again.
Av Club
0.5
Even if you take the movie for what it wants to be a brain dead remix of Gladiator mashed up with the Clash of the Titans remake tinged with a sanitiz ..
Den Of Geek
1.5
With an unbalanced story and an even worse 3D conversion, The Legend Of Hercules is an abysmal production that feels hours longer than it should like ..
We Got This Covered
1.0
Boasting way too much unnecessary plot, it embarrassingly trips over itself telling its story.
Austin Chronicle
1.5
Director Renny Harlin gives the film a visual style reminiscent of Zack Snyders 300 and delivers some lively martial arts style fights and a few decen ..
Screen Daily
2.0
While some of the effects are alright, the Nemean lion that Hercules battles in one scene looks comical. Hercules, looking like a beefcake at a toga p ..
ETimes (TOI)
1.0
I kept wondering what a young, pre crazy Mel Gibson might have done with scenes like that, maybe playing up the slapstick aspect of it.But like so man ..
Vulture
1.0
Blah, blah, blah.Its a mystery why Harlin and his writers decided to eschew all the juicy bits of Herculean lore for this dull idealized interpretatio ..
Rogerebert
0.0
Herc makes it back to Greece, rallies the people in a sloppy attempt at rebellion and accepts his half God, half man status.
Ny Daily News
1.5
Unfortunately, Harlin and his cast play everything stone faced, giving rise to a cheap looking swords and sandals fantasy/adventure that is mostly a j ..
Screen Rant
1.2
All this silliness is presented by director Renny Harlin, in yet another step along his career decline, with a distinct lack of panache but lots of in ..
One Guys Opinion
1.5
Just the time to snuggle up with a 3D sword and pectoral extravaganza.
Village Voice
1.9
Not to say that it contorts Greek mythology beyond recognition.It doesnt.
Rogers Movie Nation
1.5
10 1 3 / 10 There has been no shortage of movies detailing the exploits of the legendary figure Hercules throughout cinema history.
Blu Ray
0.6
Its totally uninspired on every level, and much of it is plain awful.
Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
I found it rather watchable for a sadistic bonehead fantasy; the inept dialogue is good for at least a few belly laughs, and Renny Harlin (an erstwhil ..
Chicago Reader
2.5
Still, the film manages some nifty visuals and fight sequences that occasionally make you forget dialogue as rickety as a junk chariot.
Usa Today
1.5
With its inept performances, terrible dialogue, and chintzy CGI, Renny Harlins The Legend of Hercules is somehow more cartoonish than Disneys version, ..
Eric Ds Nider
0.0
Badly cast; badly acted; badly staged, shot, and edited.Its bad on pretty much every level a movie can be.
Screen It
1.0
The Legend of Hercules is a swords and sandals epic retrofitted for the modern superhero era, and nothing about it jibes.
News Day
1.5
As the legendary Greek hero, Lutz has the enormously muscular physique but about as much charisma as the average rock, and his romantic rapport with W ..
Film Journal
2.0
Harlin keeps it commendably brisk, and insists upon the primacy of flesh and blood performers duking it out on non virtual sets, perhaps because his C ..
The Guardian
0.5
It would be nearly impossible to make a movie more dreary and tedious than this entry in the Greek demigod sweepstakes.
Az Central
2.0
The action comes thick and fast but the storyline is generic and Lutz makes a particularly dull hero.
Empire
1.0
Hes a talented actor who deserves more than this forgettable swords and sandals fare.
Common Sense Media
1.9
But because his usual clumsiness with actors ends up sinking most of the films dramatic scenes, bland competence in its CGI heavy action scenes is, sa ..
Slant Magazine
0.6
The only thing epic about The Legend of Hercules is what a failure it is.
Washington Post
2.5
But really, this movie, with its relatively modest running time and not quite household name cast, is no more ridiculous than, lets say, the Thor movi ..
The New York Times
0.5
Bad casting, a story which dismisses legends for battles and gladiator arenas, along with artificial looking sets, obvious matte backgrounds and lousy ..
Reeling Reviews
1.0
The Legend of Hercules rating: red light by MaryAnn Johanson Lunkhead Kellan Lutz is the demigods density in Renny Harlins 300 lite, MST3K ready retel ..
Flickfilosopher
1.2
...its hard to imagine anything being worse than this weeks repellant 3D wasteland The Legend of Hercules, a movie so ugly and woeful that youll wish ..
Blogs Indie Wire
1.0
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Total Film
1.0
Nor is there a sensibility here with any evident sympatico for the epic format.
Hollywood Reporter
0.5
For all the stylistic flair Snyder brought to his tale of gladiators and armies, it didnt seem especially difficult to put together, but Harlin shows ..
Lyles Movie Files
1.0
One of the best known figures in Greek mythology, Hercules has yet to receive serious cinematic regard.
Los Angeles Times
2.0
Still, the movie is not without its incidental pleasures chiefly, a 90 minute running time (sans credits) that alone makes it preferable to the bloate ..
Variety
1.0
A movie like this shouldnt take itself so seriously, but it does, and the audience is given 90 minutes of unintentional comedy instead.
Deseret News
2.5
Instead, if you choose to go along for the ride, you can cheer on Hercules and hope that he and Hebe survive to the end.
Maki At The Movies
1.0
Was it designed to be a tax loss.Even dental extraction is more enjoyable to endure than this artistically bankrupt misfire.
Digital Spy
1.3
On every level, The Legend of Hercules lives up to all that one fears about January film releases.
Dustin Put Man
1.5
Back in the glory days of this genre, Italian and American producers could get away with poor performances, bad dubbing, and questionable casting all ..
Film Racket
1.0
Mr. Lambev couldve done worse than keeping the loincloths clean and pressed.
The Filmy Ap
1.0
Legend Of Hercules mostly just looks rushed and cheap, only coming to life in a handful of fight scenes, and then only briefly.
The Dissolve
1.0
The Legend of Hercules Synopsis In the epic origin story, Kellan Lutz stars as the mythical Greek hero the son of Zeus, a half god, half man blessed w ..
Movie Web
1.0
Its a summer blockbuster film wannabe that opened in January instead to recoup the piece of its $70 million budget that it can.
Hollywood Chicago
2.5
Maybe it should be relegated to the world of the Rocky Horror Picture Show where people can wear costumes of their favorite characters and yell at the ..
ComingSoon
1.5
The Legend of Hercules should be stirring and formidable but instead proves largely lifeless and ludicrous.
Post Gazette
1.5
This is a movie thats just passing through on its way to VOD; no one is pretending therell be a sequel.
reason
2.0
These directors make the cinematic equivalent of a Big Mac: enjoyable to experience, but not good for you in any way.
Fat Guys At The Movies
1.5
Its difficult to even discern what the appeal is, but if you like choppy action sequences, hammy acting, and are completely bored out of your skull... ..
From The Balcony
1.5
Its obviously not that bad, but its a lot closer than you might think.
Blog Bullz Eye
1.5
More accurately titled The Letdown of Hercules, this Greek drama offers up threadbare characters and an excessive amount of slow motion.
Johnhanlon Reviews
1.3
January doesnt have the best reputation as far as providing quality films.
Schmoes Know
1.5
At least that one stars the charismatic Dwayne Johnson, but with a title like Hercules: The Thracian Wars it will likely be another drearily gritty ta ..
The Film Experience
1.0
Instead the movie plays it straight, like its an actual blockbuster with striking visuals and original ideas.
Flixist
2.0
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Sfx
0.0
Give us spilled intestines, crushed rib cages, and plenty of bare boobs and butts.Youre already releasing this January when no one will see it, Summit ..
Blogs Houston Press
0.6
Harlins 90s heyday of crafting fun fare becomes that much more of a distant memory.
The Movie Report
1.5
In other places, too, the movie seems to be confused about its era.
Neils Entertainment Picks
0.5
This film should be removed from theaters as soon as possible to avoid damaging the brains of people who have the misfortune of seeing it.
Chris Stuck Mann
1.5
On paper, The Legend of Hercules doesnt sound half bad, but its far from quality entertainment.
Ign
1.3
But its a wonder that theres anything at all worth saving in this disgraceful mess of a movie, which tries to capture the magic of better swords and s ..
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