Review of Pompeii (2014) by Ultra V — 20 Sep 2014

Heroes not Heroic enough, Villains not Bad enough, Damsel not Pretty enough...

This review of Pompeii (2014) was written by Ultra V on 20 Sep 2014.

Pompeii has generally received mixed reviews.

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Plot 0 Acting 0 Movie 0 This movie is so awful that you look forward for Vesuvius to put an end to it…

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By Fabian J (91) on 06 Mar 2017

When a Roman leader in 79 A.D. speaks in British accent and yells you bitch, you realize where this movie will end up in…

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By Dylan D (818) on 26 Apr 2016

A hodgepodge of destruction, love, and fighting that does not work at all. It should have been called Fighting and a Volcano…

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By Camilla Long (212) for Sunday Times (UK) (753) on 20 Feb 2018

There's not a single gesture that isn't a cliché, not a single line of script that isn't a stage direction or harvested shamelessly from Wikipedia…

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By Bill T (1,098) on 11 Apr 2017

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At least Celine Dion doesn't appear on the soundtrack…

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I really enjoyed this story, despite the ratings, about the once grand town that surround Mt. Vesuvius…

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