Review of Conan the Barbarian (2011) by Ad421 — 22 Aug 2011

I must say I was pretty excited going into this movie. The trailers seemed really promising and seeing Jason Mamoa on Game of Thrones as a similar type character gave me hope that he could pull it off on the big screen. Unfortunately the movie falls flat. The characters never really developed genuine relationships with one another. Conan's relationship with his love interest Tamara was forced and left me wondering why she even felt for him. From the first moment they met each other he had a misogynist and disgusting attitude towards her. The friendships and relationships went no where and left me not really caring about what happens to pretty much anyone. I must say Rose McGowan did pretty well as the twisted Marique though.

The one positive I can say is that the scenery and costumes were on point. The movie LOOKED beautiful but nothing else about it really shone. It wasn't boring so I would maybe recommend it as a one night rental from Redbox but I wouldn't recommend buying it or spending money at the theaters.