Review of Pompeii (2014) by Eunice G — 02 Jul 2014

Great special effects but no story line worth watching.

This review of Pompeii (2014) was written by Eunice G on 02 Jul 2014.

Pompeii has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 Roberthoward (54) on 06 Mar 2022

Pompeii's flat characters and horrible script prevent that the excellent source material results in an engaging movie…

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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 Sarah Marrs (566) for Cinesnark (167) on 19 Oct 2017

No, I was not entertained at any point during Pompeii…

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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 Frank Ochieng (928) for SF Crowsnest (189) on 10 Nov 2018

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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 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 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 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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