Review of Pompeii (2014) by Michael H — 20 Sep 2014

A poor man's Titanic crossed with an even poorer man's Gladiator.

This review of Pompeii (2014) was written by Michael H on 20 Sep 2014.

Pompeii has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Simon G (367) on 26 May 2017

Pretty much what you'd expect but leave your brain at the door and Pompeii is quite the enjoyable ride…

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By Yashdan1 (4) on 03 Apr 2022

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 Vasco M (520) on 27 Mar 2016

Pompeii is several movies that you've seen before. It swings from cliched to edgy…

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By Gemma P (40) on 07 Feb 2017

Hienot oli efektit. Muutoin aika ponneton…

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By Tyranian (764) on 16 Dec 2019

The visuals are reasonably good but the dialogue, characters and story are embarrassingly bad…

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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 Jens S (711) on 20 Jan 2017

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

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By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

Pompeii is bad, but not at all in the interesting way. It's derivative and tedious, without an original thought in its head on any level…

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By Valerie L (139) on 05 Apr 2016

Very thin on plot…

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I confess I had some curiosity about this movie…

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