Right then, who’s up for some over-acting and cheesy dialogue, mixed in with CGI and mixed-martial arts and Renny Harlin’s homage, as it looks, to GLADIATOR? You’re in the right place for THE LEGEND OF HERCULES.
Harlin once directed DIE HARD 2 but then moved onto such work as DEEP BLUE SEA and CLIFFHANGER and now is taking on an epic origin story…indeed. The film stars Kellan Lutz as the mythical Greek hero – the son of Zeus, a half-god, half-man blessed with extraordinary strength. But he’s betrayed by his stepfather, a tyrant king, exiled and sold in to slavery because of a forbidden love. From this point, Hercules must use his formidable powers to fight his way back to his rightful kingdom.
So, I might not be convinced but it might be your thing if you like a bit of Lutz and, that’s probably the only reason some might try to watch this. Have a look for yourselves and don’t say I didn’t warn you:
THE LEGEND OF HERCULES is released in UK cinemas on March 28th 2014.
