The Legend of Hercules

Name: The Legend of Hercules
Genre: Action, Adventure
Released: January 10, 2014
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 22
Cast: Gaia Weiss, Kellan Lutz, Roxanne McKee, Scott Adkins

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Summit Entertainment | Release Date: January 10, 2014 | PG-13

Starring: Gaia Weiss, Kellan Lutz, Roxanne McKee, Scott Adkins

Summary: In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been promised toIn Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or to fulfill his destiny and become the true hero of his time.… Expand

Director: Renny Harlin

Genre(s): Action, Adventure

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 99 min

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Scott Bowles

Jan 10, 2014

There's a fun retro camp to Hercules, with nods to classics such as Ben-Hur and Spartacus, as Hercules finds himself rowing slave ships and crossing desert expanses. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Jan 10, 2014

Like so many of today’s action films, The Legend of Hercules is too busy peddling slick, stone-faced portent to ever bother making us laugh, or engaging us in any way. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Jan 10, 2014

Renny Harlin's Legend of Hercules fulfills every silly, flimsy promise that it makes in the first place: There are lots of battles (albeit rather jerkily rendered ones), some grand-looking horses decked out in handsome metal headdresses, and lots of well-oiled beefcake. Read full review

Scott Foundas

Jan 10, 2014

Lutz’s acting muscles aren’t nearly as well developed as his pectorals and deltoids, and while the role may not call for a master thespian, it at least begs someone who can emote without looking like he’s straining to execute a dead lift. Read full review

Louis Black

Jan 15, 2014

While watching it, I kept thinking this was like "47 Ronin," in which an unfortunate novice director was given a project way out of his or her reach. In no way was I prepared to learn it was the work of veteran Harlin. Read full review

Keith Phipps

Jan 10, 2014

Where 300 made a virtue of its low budget by stripping the visuals down to their essential elements, the shot-in-Bulgaria Legend Of Hercules mostly just looks rushed and cheap, only coming to life in a handful of fight scenes, and then only briefly. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Jan 10, 2014

This ludicrously written, buffoonishly acted, irritatingly filmed sword-and-sandals epic hasn't half the sand, sweat or saltiness of other titles in the genre. Read full review

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nono5551212

Apr 25, 2014

The reviews on this movie baffle me. I'm not saying it was as good as Wolf of Wall Street but it was watchable. You guys are tough. I mean what it must take to make a movie is beyond me and I stand by my score of 7. This was not to bad...

4 of 9 users found this helpful45

Trev29

Apr 26, 2014

For a movie called "The Legend of Hercules" there really isn't much to show for it. The story isn't that grand and exciting, and certainly bad acting and direction only make it worse.

2 of 3 users found this helpful21

DCEdmonds

Nov 13, 2014

"The Legend of Hercules" 10 Scale Rating: 2.5 (Awful) ...

The Good: While he didn't fit as Hercules, Kellan Lutz certainly looked at home in a gladiator style film. A few of the large scale battles were decent. The Bad: Poor acting and awful dialog all around. The story itself was"The Legend of Hercules" 10 Scale Rating: 2.5 (Awful) ...

The Good: While he didn't fit as Hercules, Kellan Lutz certainly looked at home in a gladiator style film. A few of the large scale battles were decent.

The Bad: Poor acting and awful dialog all around. The story itself was bland and poorly written. The direction was choppy as the film moved from scene to scene suddenly and without warning. The effects were terrible and the vast majority of fight scenes were one part "300", two parts "Matrix". While I certainly would never expect award winning material here, this should have been at least fun. It wasn't.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

NerdConsultant

Oct 26, 2014

just crap that's all i'm saying this film is so badly put together and acted that it doesn't deserve better review

if the filmmakers don't care why should I

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aGUYtoREMEMBER

Mar 3, 2014

not worth the money you spend, just dont watch it. I litteraly was saying what the f@#k did I just watch once I was done watching....half way through the damn movie

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Rustyknife96

Feb 18, 2014

The Disney version of the Hercules Story, despite being a cartoon musical, was actually semi-enjoyable. this movie turned out to be a wanna-be CGI porno flick (i call it wanna-be cause the CGI effects were **** I wasted my time to even watch this, i hated this almost as much as i hated thatThe Disney version of the Hercules Story, despite being a cartoon musical, was actually semi-enjoyable. this movie turned out to be a wanna-be CGI porno flick (i call it wanna-be cause the CGI effects were **** I wasted my time to even watch this, i hated this almost as much as i hated that God-awful "I Am Number Four" movie that my girlfriend made me watch. No depth, no value, terrible casting, absolute ****… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Movie1997

Jan 12, 2014

Do yourself a favor, AVOID THIS AT ALL COST! It is absolutely an atrocity to cinema. Overall, just don't watch this!!!!!!!!!!! I give this garbage a solid F!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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