Review of Pompeii (2014) by Dann M — 24 May 2014
From Paul W.S. Anderson comes the disaster film Pompeii. The story follows a gladiator who is sent to Pompeii for their games, but when Mount Vesuvius erupts he uses the chaos to break free of his bonds and attempts to rescue the magistrate's daughter, who saved him from execution.
The plot is fairly trite, but is functional and provides characters to follow throughout the disaster. The cast features Kiefer Sutherland, Emily Browning, Carrie-Anne Moss, and newcomer Kit Harington, and their performances are more or less adequate.
The action sequences however, are especially good and bring a lot of excitement to the film. The CGI effects are a little overdone, but kind of work for the setting. And, the score is rather effective at accentuating the tone of the scenes.
Though it's formulaic and overproduced, Pompeii ends up being an entertaining adventure.
This review of Pompeii (2014) was written by Dann M on 24 May 2014.
Pompeii has generally received mixed reviews.
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