Review of Pompeii (2014) by Judy R — 31 May 2014

Too violent...thought it would be more about the volcano, but it was more about the gladiators fighting...

This review of Pompeii (2014) was written by Judy R on 31 May 2014.

Pompeii has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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