Review of Pompeii (2014) by Ahmed B — 11 Aug 2014

Gladiator meets Volcano. Some good effects, but horribly bad accent and over acting from Kiefer Sutherland!

This review of Pompeii (2014) was written by Ahmed B on 11 Aug 2014.

Pompeii has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Pompeii

Review of Pompeii (2014)

By Jayakrishnan R (1,070) on 30 May 2016

35% Saw this on 31/5/16 Pawl W.S…

Read Review

Review of Pompeii (2014)

By Jasmine F (39) on 28 Jul 2016

1 star, for Kit Harrington's abs. Can't even say its so bad it's good. It's just bad…

Read Review

Review of Pompeii (2014)

By Massimiliano A (15) on 16 Sep 2018

Wonderful story and the reconstruction of ancient city is perfect. Great drama…

Read Review

Review of Pompeii (2014)

By Gemma P (40) on 07 Feb 2017

Hienot oli efektit. Muutoin aika ponneton…

Read Review

Review of Pompeii (2014)

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…

Read Review

Review of Pompeii (2014)

By Amanda Waltz (38) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 20 Jun 2016

Pompeii's recreated world feels especially hokey as the backdrop for shoddy sets, cheesy costumes and ludicrous dialogue…

Read Review

Review of Pompeii (2014)

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

A mixture of a Gladiator movie with a disaster movie certainly sounds like it could work…

Read Review

Review of Pompeii (2014)

By Susana S (26) on 06 Oct 2016

It is what it is, a movie full of clichÃ©s. It is a film when you want to turn your brain off…

Read Review

Review of Pompeii (2014)

By Chloe Leeson (29) for Screen Queens (73) on 23 Aug 2018

The action sequences alone are jaw dropping, heart racing affairs but flashy stunts and technical wizardry don't always support a story lacking…

Read Review

Review of Pompeii (2014)

By Debashine Thangevelo (30) for Independent Online (South Africa) (258) on 27 Mar 2016

Overall, Pompeii goes big on the action but lacks the gravitas of being a compelling story…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

By Pault. (4) on 19 Dec 2006

Sickly as opposed to visually stunning, Little plot no character dev, and a terrible ending made me feel cheated when the film seemed to accidently…

Read Review

Review of Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 06 May 2005

A dreary, uninformative, emotionless disaster. At least Alexander had the comical benefit of Angelina Jolie hamming it up with reptiles…

Read Review

Review of Saving Private Ryan (1998)

By Tims. (14) on 08 Oct 2007

This movie only appeals to those who have absolutely no knowledge of history. It's absolute garbage…

Read Review

Review of Pandora's Box (1929)

By Rachel G (314) on 30 Nov 2007

Terribly long, and the story is confusing. Also, the music doesn't fit the scenes it accompanies at all…

Read Review

Review of Doctor Zhivago (1965)

By Michelle L (396) on 18 Sep 2010

This movie was extremely long and slow…

Read Review

Review of Roman Holiday (1953)

By Jack G (1,167) on 10 May 2015

A young Audrey Hepburn brings some much needed magic to this otherwise embarrassing 50s romcom, which plays like an Ed Wood picture on pixie…

Read Review

Review of Lolita (1962)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 25 May 2012

Irons' doleful lassitude sucks the energy right out of the story and makes this listlessly directed adaptation droop all the more…

Read Review

Review of In the Mood for Love (2000)

By Nashville13 (6) on 01 Nov 2011

It challenged my patience to watch this movie.i couldn't find any plot in this movie…

Read Review

Review of Dune (1984)

By Imthenoob (1,101) on 10 Jun 2020

Dune is arguably one of the worst written films of all time…

Read Review

Review of Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

By Financialwar (2) on 20 Jan 2017

Three hours and 40 minutes of boredom. Do don't trust general review. these people are sheeps…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Pompeii

2014

47%755 Reviews

The Kingdom

1973

65%620 Reviews

Can't Buy Me Love

1987

65%466 Reviews

Uncle Buck

1989

68%596 Reviews

The Bodyguard

1992

60%523 Reviews

Knock Knock

2015

48%599 Reviews

Tuck Everlasting

2002

70%491 Reviews

Ricki and the Flash

2015

55%521 Reviews

The Kids Are All Right

2010

73%768 Reviews

Broken Flowers

2005

70%764 Reviews