Review of Pompeii (2014) by Stephanie Z — 09 Jul 2014

Boring as junk. Lame. Acting is corny. Predictable.

This review of Pompeii (2014) was written by Stephanie Z on 09 Jul 2014.

Pompeii has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Movie K (430) on 30 Jul 2016

Terrible movie, but it gets two stars because of the shirtless Kit Harrington…

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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…

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By Collin P (449) on 07 Jul 2017

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By Fernando C (431) on 28 Jul 2016

I didn't find it at all very interesting, pointless. I thought it was more than a volcano. ð…

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By Ohsnappage . (241) on 09 Sep 2016

It was entertaining, poorly casted, & somewhat absurd, but fun to watch…

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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 Annie A (16) on 30 Jul 2016

Love... Love.. Love Good movie... Amazing graphics shots (especially in 3D) and sad ending…

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By Nguyen Le (136) for The Script Lab (63) on 09 Oct 2018

Besides some impressive technical wizardry, Pompeii lies in Paul W.S. Anderson's list of let it burn films…

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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…

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By Carlos M (2,069) on 08 Jun 2016

It was mostly gladiator fighting set against the backdrop of the destruction of Pompeii. Not really about Pompeii…

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