Hercules 2014 Review

When I knew The Rock was in this movie, I knew I couldn't take this movie seriously. So, I went to see Hercules with little to no expectations. The main reason was that I needed some cheesy summer flick to laugh at, and the movie's trailer did promise this kind of stuff. Well, the movie did not disappoint - indeed, it was cheesy, but in such a self-aware way, that it falls out of the "so bad that it's good" category and gets into the "simply good" one. Irony is dominant through the whole 98 minutes, and there are plenty of minor and major plot twists, albeit not a single forced one. And the story is delivered in an entertaining way without any unnecessary melodrama or heroism - a nice change from most of Hollywood big-budget action flicks.


Its no masterpiece i must say, not overly in depth or life changing. I went in, I must say, reluctantly, not really wanting to see the movie. I expected another clash/wrath of the titans movie which were just meh, and in the most part it was but with better/ more interesting characters and development. the story was decent enough compared to other movies of the same type. One thing i did not like were the jokes, they were the type of ones that you think in your head are funny, but then you retell and no one laughs or just don't realize its a joke and it falls flat. yeah there were a number of those. "the burning spear" for example. Other than that the movie did what it was suppose to and a little bit more. i enjoyed the Rock as Hercules i though it was well cast, Hurty and the other actors were decent as well, cgi was well done and not overly as abundant as i though it was going to be. overall another easy watching-entertainment-summer-action-flick that exceeded expectations.

The action scenes were really well done, particularly the battle in the village with the green berserkers, with each character getting some cool moves and the fighting was crunching and violent. I also enjoyed the novel twist on him being a mortal and that his reputation was bigger than he was. Good fun and well worth the admission fee.Still, the villainous characters in "Hercules" are fairly undeveloped, and some of the content (the three-headed Hydra) is a bit repetitive. But the action and original story make this movie fun and enjoyable as long as you keep your expectations in check. Worth seeing at a matinée.

Overall, if you want fun movie, just watch it. Dont let your expectation ruins you

My Rating 7/10
IMDB 6.4/10
Rotten tomatoes 60%
Metacritics 47%