Hercules
review by
ANIZ FILMVALA
*****
Directed by Brett
Ratner’s Hercules gives Dwayne Johnson the much desired super power iconic
image which was due for long time for his kind of persona, Hercules a
mythological raider in this movie has the nuance of a normal human emotion and
the supremacy of the legendary character.
As about the movie the
troupes of Hercules are conquering the Nemean Lion and Hercules is the motivation
of the fellow warriors Amphiaraus [McShane)], Autolycus [Sewell], Tydeus
[Hennie], Atalanta [Berdal] and Iolaus [Ritchie].
As
they are approached by Lord Cotys's [Hurt] daughter Ergenia [Ferguson] who proposes
them Hercules's weight in gold if they conquer the warlord Rhesus [Santlemann].
Henceforth they are beckon to Thrace to train Cotys's army who are dolefully insufficient
for the battlefield. Hercules is beleaguered by apparition of his dead wife
(Shayk) and kid for whom King Eurystheus (Fiennes) might be the source behind
the nightmares. And ultimately fight begins to defeat Eurystheus the malevolence
king.
The climax is
appealing as the battles scenes are enormously designed to suit an epic movie
stature, Dwayne has a scope for some spectacular energy and power driven
performance and he Rocks.
A movie for the audience
who is keen to be thrilled and reminisced from a legendary Hero ‘Hercules’.
Cast
Dwayne Johnson as Hercules
John Hurt as Cotys, King of Thrace
Rufus Sewell as Autolycus
Ian McShane as Amphiaraus
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal as Atalanta
Aksel Hennie as Tydeus
Reece Ritchie as Iolaus
Rebecca Ferguson as Ergenia
Joseph Fiennes as King Eurystheus
Steve Peacocke as Stephanos
Irina Shayk as Megara
Barbara Palvin as Antimache
Tobias Santelmann as Rhesus
