Well, I really liked this movie. Honestly I wasn’t sure I would. These days when so much is sunk into the effects the movie can suffer. But this movie was beautiful and brutal. Sometimes it reminded me in atmosphere of the movie “Titus” with Sir Anthony Hopkins (another movie I HIGHLY recommend). The costumes and the sets were especially superb.
The story was cohesive and made sense, a real bonus in this kind of action movie. There were moments of hyper violence, but not at the expense of the story. In fact some of the violence was quite balletic. I found myself mesmerized by a Titan whose body was cut in two, as the top and bottom halves of the body spun slowly in opposite directions, it was fantastic.
The actors were interesting too. Often when you have a period film like this and you have name actors, they sometimes take you out of the moment, and do not seem authentic to the period. In this movie Mickey Rourke, Stephen Dorff and John Hurt, all great actors, but not especially period actors (except for Hurt) were all seamlessly believable.
The lead actor Henry Cavill as Theseus, was great, as was Frieda Pinto as the oracle. And of course everyone was beautiful. The gods were especially well portrayed and costumed. I definitely recommend this one. Though, as usual lately, I think the 3D was a waste of money, and detracted more than added to the movie.
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