Hercules | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | November 14, 2014
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Sweaty brutality for fans of leather, bravado and beefcake. Fits amongst Conan as worth a one-time viewing for the curious. @TheRock owns it
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| synopsis | Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years he warmed to the company of six similar souls, their only bond being their love of fighting and presence of death. These men and woman never question where they go to fight or why or whom, just how much they will be paid. Now the King of Thrace has hired these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. It is time for this bunch of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen when they must train an army to become as ruthless and blood thirsty as their reputation has become. |
| lead actors | Dwayne Johnson | Ian McShane | John Hurt | Rufus Sewell | Aksel Hennie | Ingrid Bolsø Berdal | Reece Ritchie | Joseph Fiennes | Tobias Santelmann | Peter Mullan | Rebecca Ferguson | Isaac Andrews | Joe Anderson | Steve Peacocke | Nicholas Moss | Irina Shayk | Robert Maillet | Ian Whyte | Barbara Palvin | Stephen Peacocke | Caroline Boulton | Christopher Fairbank | John Cross | Máté Haumann | Matt Devere | Robert Whitelock |
| director | Brett Ratner |