Гневът на титаните / Wrath of The Titans - To mock Clash of the Titans from 2010 is easy - cheap 3D conversion, hollow story, wooden acting, zillions of US dollars in the box office... And here comes the (inevitable and unnecessary) sequel. And it's better, but this was not the hard task. The more difficult endeavour was to deliver a movie with a thrilling twist on the Greek mythology as everyone who has read the shenanigans of Zeus and co. knows that there is enough meat there to make a really unforgettable film. Unfortunately, the people behind Wrath have decided to focus their attention towards the visual part of the story and to deprive the viewer from everything which can be a little more complicated. So we have great set pieces (Tartarus and the Labyrinth are striking indeed), memorable visual effects but a story written by a ten-year old boy. Even worse, the battles are presented with zero imagination and even repeat more or less what we've seen in part one (isn't the point of a Minotaur to chase you within a labyrinth?). On the plus side, Sam Worthington is bearable but he is once again overshadowed by the heavyweights. Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes this time have a real fun in their parts as the gods, but the changes in their character development are just plain stupid. And as the flop of John Carter has recently showed (in the USA at least), to rely only on visual effects doesn't guarantee you a hit. Oh, who am I trying to deceive here, Bulgarians will flood the cinemas for this one... (Alexandra) **
***** Perfect
**** Unmissable
*** Just Fine
** So-so (for genre aficionados only)
* Stay away
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