Review of Immortals (2011) by Eludiumq36 — 12 Apr 2012

Immortals was decent enough but it had the potential to be so much better. Henry Cavill did well as Theseus but Mickey Rourke could've been more menacing as King Hyperion. I mean he (Hyperion) was definitely a demented psychopath but he seemed to be more thoughtful and measured than off his nut which seemed more warranted but hey, I didn't direct this.

The slo-mo highly stylized scenes of ultra-violence were done well, human obliteration looked more authentic than ever, and this is one of the film's elements I think worked well. My biggest disappointment was with the gods, they were played simply by normal humans with little to no special effects augmentation.

If I were director, at a minimum, the gods would've been an impressive 20-ft tall then it's just discretionary elements from there but that's not what they did. The film is fine as a rental for a few bucks, but it's not a keeper.