A.C.’s Review: The
disaster genre is one of my favorite categories of movies and I was
greatly anticipating the release of POMPEII recounting the 79 AD
eruption of Mount Vesuvius that towered over the
city of Pompeii on the shores of the Bay of Naples.
No
disaster movie would be complete without a group of characters to care
about when in the face of danger as well as some we hate and hope they
get their just desserts when the inevitable
occurs.
The
protagonists of the film are the slave Milo (Kit Harrington) and Cassia
(Emily Browning) a wealthy merchants daughter who falls in love in the
days leading up to the devastating eruption.
Complicating matters besides the class difference is Roman Senator
Corvus played by (which was a complete surprise to me not knowing he was
in the movie) Keifer Sutherland. It was strange to see him playing a
devious villain after years of good guy Jack Bauer
on TV’s 24. Still he seemed to relish in the role being bad to the bone
trying to force Cassia as his own, even as Pompeii crumples around them
all.
Even
the supporting players such as other gladiators and hand maidens and
Cassie’s parents as well as the Senator’s henchman are all interesting
characters and fun to watch. In fact the
story and relationships were so good it could have just been a movie
about them without the Volcano.
With
that said when Vesuvius does blow the effects are amazing and the
carnage is brought to life in all its glory. The effects are so well
done its easy to forget you are watching effects.
It all looks so real.
This
was an excellent movie and so called professional film critics are a
pack of lemmings. The director Paul W.S. Anderson has done some movies
that these critics look down on so naturally
they want to disparage this new film because it is the “hip” and trendy
thing to do. Ignore them all. This film is a don’t miss if you like
action, thrills and a good story all rolled into one.
My one caveat is that despite being harder to find go to the 2D showings. The 3D is not necessary and is just a cash grab.
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A.C.’s Rating: Full Price!.
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