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Title: Hercules (2014)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Dwayne Johnson | ... | Hercules | |
| Ian McShane | ... | Amphiaraus | |
| John Hurt | ... | Lord Cotys | |
| Rufus Sewell | ... | Autolycus | |
| Aksel Hennie | ... | Tydeus | |
| Ingrid Bolsø Berdal | ... | Atalanta | |
| Reece Ritchie | ... | Iolaus | |
| Joseph Fiennes | ... | King Eurystheus | |
| Tobias Santelmann | ... | Rhesus | |
| Peter Mullan | ... | Sitacles | |
| Rebecca Ferguson | ... | Ergenia | |
| Isaac Andrews | ... | Arius | |
| Joe Anderson | ... | Phineas | |
| Stephen Peacocke | ... | Stephanos | |
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Nicholas Moss | ... | Demetrius (as Nick Moss) |
1400 B.C., a tormented soul walked the Earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) was the powerful son of the god King Zeus. For this, he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors, and the death of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years, he warmed to the company of six similar souls, their only bond being their love of fighting, and the presence of death. These men and women never question where they go to fight, or why, or whom, just how much they will be paid. Now, the King of Thrace, Lord Cotys (Sir John Hurt) has hired these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. It is time for this bunch of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen, when they must train an army to become as ruthless and bloodthirsty as their reputation has become. Written by ahmetkozan
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Hercules and chums are mercenaries, pressed into service for Lord Cotys to put down a rebel uprising which looks likely to overthrow the throne.
The trailer teases this movie as being a myths and monsters movie: it isn't. It's a fairly routine swords and sandals actioner, and the mythical critters teased in the trailer all come before the opening title, and are either tall tales depicted, or things seen unclearly from a distance. What is left is a rather dark film with a lot of battle action, pitched uneasily at a level which is too graphic for family viewing and not graphic enough for those who like blood and dismemberment.
There is a single F word - unnecessary and out of place.
Dwayne Johnson does this stuff well - he looks good, has great physical presence and, even when the part is somewhat darker than usual, he remains very likable. The supporting cast are all quite good - it was interesting to see Rufus Sewell playing a goodie for once (kind of like a young Ian McShane even though McShane was also in the film, with all the best moments of humour), and John Hurt gets to play both ends of the spectrum, meek and scenery-chewing.
I quite liked this - it is certainly a lot better than this year's previous Hercules offering - but felt that it was a missed opportunity: they promised me monsters and then didn't deliver them!