Immortals DVD
Starring: Henry Cavill, Luke Evans, Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto, Stephen Dorff, John Hurt
Director: Tarsem Singh
Rating: 3/5
Greek mythology inspired movies have become very popular with Hollywood over the last couple of years and the producers of 300 have teamed up with Tarsem Singh for Immortals.
Mad with power, King Hyperion (Rourke) has declared war against humanity.
Amassing a bloodthirsty army of soldiers disfigured by his own hand, Hyperion has scorched Greece in search of the legendary Epirus Bow, a weapon of unimaginable power forged in the heavens by Ares.
Theseus (Cavill) is a mortal man chosen by Zeus (Evans) to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion.
The movie has a real feel of an old epic about it that is helped along buy 21st century film technology, the pair working well together.
The movie is visually very beautiful as the CGI has been crafted with a real sense of care - with the 300 producers on board that comes as no surprise.
And like 300 the movie is about the battle and the violence rather than having a deep and meaningful story but it is an entertaining ride all the same.
Henry Cavill has plenty to do from a physical perspective in this movie, and it has to be said he looks incredible, but there is not much in terms of character development.
However this is an actor who is on the verge of stardom and the next couple of years could be a very exciting time for the Brit.
Mickey Rourke is perfectly cast as King Hyperion; cruel, evil, violent Rourke really does embody this character and brings a real air of menace to the role.
But what is very disappointing about the movie is the real lack of action from the Gods, there’s only one major scene coming towards the end of the film - which I think is a major shame.
Singh must be congratulated for the stunning spectacle that he has created with this movie if the script and the characters could have matched the look of the film then we would have been in for one hell of a ride.
Having said that Immortals is a fast paced story, if a little simple, but it is a fun movie that really does transport you to another world.
Immortals is a solid movie that looks great but it fails to reach the dizzy heights of the fab 300.
Immortals is out on DVD & Blu-Ray now
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