
Overview
Genre :
Action, AdventureRelease Date :
March 30, 2012MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Jonathan LiebesmanStarring :
Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Danny Huston, Rosamund Pike, Ralph Fiennes, Edgar Ramirez, Toby Kebbell, Bill Nighy, John Bell, Freddy Drabble
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics
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“..this wild stylistic heterogeneity extends to the tech credits as well..”
by Andrew Barker [Variety]

“..this perfunctory action-adventure isn't likely to make more than minor waves at the box office..”
by Nick Schager [Boxoffice Magazine]
“..the mercenary desire for money to change hands, at the expense of style, humor, and pleasure..”
by Jaime N. Christley [Slant Magazine]

“..the effects are impressive but wasted in the service of a silly, so-what? story..”
by Henry Fitzherbert [Daily Express]

“..the biggest fault is that comparatively little attention is given to the monsters..”
by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News]

“..still it's worth a watch for some stunning scenes..”
by Tim Evans [Sky Movies]
“..sonically as well as visually..”
by Glenn Kenny [MSN Movies]

“..some special effects have improved, most notably a fiery climactic battle along with the 3-D..”
by Randy Myers [San Jose Mercury News]
“..slightly-better-than-OK mashing of one of history's great literary troves: the Greek myths..”
by Richard Corliss [TIME Magazine]

“..no great shakes but a lot more entertaining than its predecessor..”
by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic]

“..light on dramatic characterization, sticking to blunt moral lessons and fantastical battles to tell its epic tale..”
by Matt Patches [Hollywood.com]

“..frenetically shot u-r-there combat sequences that feel like the real thing..”
by Tom Russo [Boston Globe]
Review rate : B-
“..certainly more fun, in its solemnly junky way, than John Carter..”
“..certainly more fun, in its solemnly junky way, than John Carter..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]

“..begin with a dusty, murky pictorial confusion, not helped by dim underworld scenes..”
by Roger Ebert [Chicago Sun-Times]
“..at the screening caught, image brightness was diminished only slightly through the 3D glasses..”
by Todd McCarthy [Hollywood Reporter]

“..a lot better than its predecessor because of a few key performances..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]





