Although Hercules wasn't quite the smash hit that I'm sure The Rock hoped for, early figures suggest that the film is on course to make a healthy profit and should solidify his status as one of Hollywood's highest paid actors. Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, has become a favorite of mine in the action genre … Read more
Hercules's muscles were no match for Lucy's drug-enhanced brain at the box office this weekend. Audiences turned out in earnest to see the Scarlett Johansson thriller, which earned an expectation-shattering $44 million from You'll have to say one thing for Brett Ratner's production of Hercules: This movie has a sense of proportion. Running just over … Read more
Hercules is caught in that grey zone where it's not a good movie, but it's not whacktastically bad enough to at least be fun. It's a syndrome shared by last December's 47 Ronin, in which half the actors were either bad—Keanu—or hamming it up He is Hercules: hear him roar. Pec-oil supplies plummet as the … Read more
While many will automatically think of the actor Kevin Sorbo and his small screen portrayal of the “half God” hero, this film's different slant on the strongman should put Johnson in a league all his own. The film has a very impressive cast list on top While many will automatically think of the actor Kevin … Read more
But the film mostly fails to make good use of him. As the plot clogs up with foreseeable reversals, wisecrack duties go to Mr. McShane, whose oracular character keeps wrongly predicting his own death. Like Hercules, the movie is plagued by a split Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, in the titular role he was basically born … Read more
But the film mostly fails to make good use of him. As the plot clogs up with foreseeable reversals, wisecrack duties go to Mr. McShane, whose oracular character keeps wrongly predicting his own death. Like Hercules, the movie is plagued by a split Every Butt in Every Hercules Movie, Ranked. Here is a short (but … Read more
A movie based on a comic book or a graphic novel cries out for brevity, yet this year's Captain America: The Winter Soldier is 136 minutes, while The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is 142 minutes and the new Transformers runs Hercules's muscles were no match for Lucy's drug-enhanced brain at the box office this weekend. Audiences … Read more
You'll have to say one thing for Brett Ratner's production of Hercules: This movie has a sense of proportion. Running just over 90 minutes, the movie is often clunky, but at least it's fast and unpretentious. And its likable star, Dwayne Johnson Read our 'Hercules' review and find out if director Brett Ratner's 2014 swords … Read more
In Greek mythology, Heracles was the product of Zeus getting his Mt. Olympus freak on with a mortal woman. Heracles was named to honor his philandering daddy's angry wife, Hera, but her vengeance had dire Although Hercules wasn't quite the smash hit that I'm sure The Rock hoped for, early figures suggest that the film … Read more
The movie “Hercules,” starring Dwayne Johnson as the mythological hero, hits theaters today, and it's the second time this year that a movie about the Greek half-god has been released. The film “The Legend of Hercules” starred “Twilight” actor Kellan The movie “Hercules,” starring Dwayne Johnson as the mythological hero, hits theaters today, and it's … Read more