79 A.D was a really bad year for the city of Pompeii. Among the most awful natural catastrophes of the old globe took place as a killer Volcano named Vesuvius erupted as well as eliminated thousands upon thousands of lives.
So currently I presume adequate time has actually passed to attempt to turn that catastrophe right into a silly romantic popcorn motion picture. I’& rsquo; m game anyway.
Regrettable that trashy 50s B-Movie vibe encounter the contemporary corporate CGI fest that this film descends right into, however that’& rsquo; s the least of our worries below.
Our hero Milo played by Set Harrington’& rsquo; s abdominal muscles (regrettable the rest of him might not trouble to show up), a former slave that becomes a gladiator falls in love with Cassia, a lady well over his standing, and also who additionally takes place to be involved to a big Roman Senator.
Of course most of us recognize the city is doomed, so this flick ends up being a weird mix of Titanic and also Gladiator as Milo tries to save his love and kick some enemy gladiator butt in the meanwhile.
The bottom line is that this is a hilariously awful movie, improper on so many degrees as stars certainly ham up their performances in a film concerning among the most tragic natural disasters in human background.
Kiefer Sutherland plays a corrupt Roman senator, yet seems like he’& rsquo; s doing a negative hackney British accent, for instance.
This movie is pure schlock,. However I located it enjoyable, and also enjoyable at times, yet never ever fairly really appreciated it to an excellent degree to call for recommending it.
If you are a follower of “& ldquo; so poor it & rsquo; s great & rdquo; sort of flicks, this could simply be one to seek out, but put on’& rsquo; t get your hopes up way too much.
Fans of serious historical flicks will certainly wish to remain away, in addition to fans of well made movies generally.
Pompeii gets a one out of five: BAD.
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William McPherson
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