Action

Adventure

Hercules

Paramount Pictures

Radical Studios

Flynn Picture Company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

United States of America

English

Dwayne Johnson

Ian McShane

John Hurt

Rufus Sewell

Aksel Hennie

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Reece Ritchie

Joseph Fiennes

Tobias Santelmann

Peter Mullan

Rebecca Ferguson

Irina Shayk

Marozsán Erika

Isaac Andrews

Joe Anderson

Stephen Peacocke

Nicholas Moss

Ian Whyte

Barbara Palvin

Caroline Boulton

Christopher Fairbank

John Cross

Máté Haumann

Matt Devere

Robert Whitelock

Karolina Szymczak

Mark Phelan

Tonia Sotiropoulou

Robert Maillet

Oliver Doherty

Tom Doherty

Kovács Panka

Peter Ivanyi

Nóra Lili Hörich

Athina Papadimitriu

Anna Trokán

Judit Viktor

Csilla Baksa

Elena V. Holovcsak

Petra Piringer

Erika Lajos

Dora Kanizsa

Sydney van den Bosch

Lilla Bozoki

Dalma Lörincz

Patricia Hegedus

Tímea Vajna

Benjamin Blankenship

Erik Orgovan

Shay Sabag

Anna Zsíros

Jean Pigozzi

Anna Skidanova

Kristina Starostina

Dorottya Podmaniczky

Lilla Babos

Aden G. Wright

Tamas Csernus

Soren Bendt Aaboe Pedersen

Brett Ratner

Ryan Condal

Beau Flynn

Mark Helfrich

Zsolt Csutak

Julia Wong

Dante Spinotti

Lucinda Syson

Annamária Orosz

Martin Cantwell

Kerry Brown

Tamas Ordodi

Monica Hada

Alessandro Brambilla

Tommy Lockett

Susie Jones

László Roráriusz

Amanda Mackey

Éva Zöld

Rohan Harris

Sacha Walker

Simon Stanley-Clamp

Ádám Fillenz

Graeme Purdy

James Shannon

Lorenzo Senatore

Tom Still

Doug Cooper

David Rosenbaum

Barry Levine

Bence Erdélyi

Zoltán Kiss

Pinto Sasikumar

Domonkos Párdányi

Tina Jones

Lisa Goldberg

Katherine Renee Jones

Zsolt Büti

Claudia Kossik

Clifford De Spenser

Jany Temime

Jean-Vincent Puzos

Robert Cowper

Tim Chau

Chris Burdon

Ildikó Szücs

Zsoka Hoka

Jason Swanscott

Ami Verge

Jon Marson

Peter Burgis

Steve Street

Clayton Weber

Maria Pudlowska

Jessica Newhouse-Smith

Cathy Sandrich Gelfond

György Mihályi

Bálint Kovács

James Baker

Greg Powell

Tanoai Reed

Erica Jean Yeager

Peter Berg

Ross T. Fanger

Jesse Berger

Sarah Aubrey

Jason Knox-Johnston

Rob Bliss

Evan Spiliotopoulos

Géza Kovács

Richard Davies

Fernando Velázquez

Alexander Witt

John Bruno

Kate Phillips

Dayna Grant

Michael Eaton

Russell Pawson

Priyanka Balasubramania

Khristian Lupo

Raicho Vasilev

Diane Kingston

Julian Foddy

Tracey Wilson

Andres Gomez

Of course, not the best movie but the cast is well chosen and delivers a good performance.

The intention is no more than doing an entertaining action movie, maybe a bit too violent for all audiences.

In any case, the fresh approach is to show a down to earth Hercules, not a demigod, but the actual product of the marketing for creating a hero and become a legend when centuries have past. Just for this it deserves some recognition.

Per Gunnar Jonsson

A fairly entertaining movie but Hercules as most people know the story it is not. The movie blurb above from Paramount is at least fairly honest in calling it a “revisionist take”. Most other commercial texts talk about the legendary twelve labors and in general makes you think that Hercules is … well Hercules. Do not be fooled. Most of this movie goes to some length to portray Hercules as a normal man, unusually strong for sure but certainly no demigod, that have created the myth surrounding him himself with the help of his friends. If you are into Greek mythology and do not like it messed with this movie is not for you. It is a classical Hollywood rewrite focusing on action with little respect for anything else.

Having said that, it is not the total disaster as is normally the result when Hollywood makes “their take” on something classical. Hercules and his team are a fairly charming bunch of hard hitting rascals. The revised story is not really all that bad. Simple and predictable of course, it  is a Hollywood action movie after all, but it works fairly well.

The movie is an action movie so naturally the main reward of this movie are the action scenes which are fairly good. Over the top, unbelievable and devoid of any form of actual military strategy of course but still quite entertaining. Whoever wrote the scenes having Hercules and his friends running around in the middle of huge battles without much in terms of protection while the rest of the army huddled down in this famous shield wall formation is no genius, military or otherwise, that has to be said. Well, at least it got Hercules some head bashing moments.

If you are a fan of action movies and are prepared to put your brain in park and just enjoy the show this is a rather entertaining movie. At least this is my take on it. Some of the scenery is quite beautiful, even slightly breathtaking. It never really feels slow and the acting is on a level suitable for the movie. A slightly above average Hollywood “rewrite” I would say.

CinemaSerf

Dwayne Johnson has always been able to give off that cheeky look, as if to say "Hey - I can't believe I'm doing this for a living!" - here he manages to add "and, I'll bet neither can you!"... Based loosely on Greek legend, he is the eponymous hero who has to rescue his perilously poised nephew "Iolaus" (Reece Ritchie) from a fate worse than death, then take his sword to work for the rather feeble King "Eurystheus" of Thrace (Joseph Fiennes) and his feisty daughter "Atalanta" (Ingrid Bolsø Berdal) against the ruthless Lord "Cotys" (John Hurt - a man who also looks like drink has been taken). Anyway, what now ensues is a collection of reasonably produced set-piece action scenarios as our demi-god must parry and thrust he way through all sorts of peril. Aside from the two at the top of the bill, it really does plumb the deaths of British cinema mediocrity - Ian MacShane and Rufus Sewell being chief amongst the acting "talent" that ought to have fallen on their swords shortly before the titles ran. The visual effects are fine, and there is plenty of adventure to be had - but the dialogue is banal and even the usually reliable Rebecca Ferguson can find nothing to spice this up. Pity - these are great and unlimited tales for the big screen; this one might just keep you entertained on a long train journey on your iPhone. Ham, anyone?

Rewatching Hercules by Brett Ratner didn’t do it any favors. If anything, it felt worse than I remembered back in 2014. The production quality was a major letdown. The costumes and sets looked fake and uninspired, taking away from any sense of immersion. It’s disappointing because the story had the potential to be something great, but it completely failed to deliver a proper message or even a satisfying narrative.

There were, however, some bright spots in the acting. Ian McShane, Rebecca Ferguson, Aksel Hennie, and Rufus Sewell stood out with strong performances that brought some much-needed life to the film. As for Dwayne Johnson, he was exactly what you’d expect—charismatic but predictable. His performance was similar to most of his other roles, and while he fits the action-hero mold well, he didn’t bring anything exceptional to this character.

The movie had a good plot idea but failed to make it meaningful or memorable. It’s a shame because it could have been so much more if there had been better direction and production. Instead, it ends up feeling like a wasted opportunity. While there are some enjoyable moments, it’s hard to ignore the flaws that hold it back.

HERCULES - Official Main Trailer (HD) - UK

HERCULES - Official Payoff Trailer (HD) - International English

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Dwayne Johnson

Ian McShane

John Hurt

Rufus Sewell

Aksel Hennie

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Reece Ritchie

Joseph Fiennes

Tobias Santelmann

Peter Mullan

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