Renny Harlin, dispenser of pure awful, has released his newest poor excuse for film making. "The Legend of Hercules" isn't just bad, it is laughably, dumbfoundingly bad. The script is trite and silly, but tries to pass itself off with an heir of sophistication that doesn't seem to actually exist. The action sequences were clunky and poorly choreographed, with a touch of the Zack Snyder slow-down-speed-up cinematography, but boring. Kellan Lutz, as Hercules (or whatever his name is in this movie), has such a dead pan delivery with every line, that, at points, I thought he had a learning disability (and I'm still not sure he doesn't). Then there are the film's two main antagonists, who may be the lamest villains of the modern screen era. One is Hercules' step-father (Scott Adkins) who overacts every line with enough ham to make this film non-kosher, and the other is his half-brother (Liam Garrigan), who is so whiny and sniveling, he puts King Joffery to shame. Most of the other performances don't get better from there. If there is one nice thing I can say about this exercise in excrement, it is this: it is going to make great RiffTrax fodder.
Grade: F
3D: Not worth the extra money
Easter Egg: I left before the credits started.
Starring: Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins
Director: Renny Harlin
Writer(s): Daniel Giat, Renny Harlin, Sean Hood, Giulio Steve
RT: 98 min
Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense combat action and violence, and for some sensuality
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