Hercules: It's heroic as usual

Hercules
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan, John Hurt
Rated: 5.5/10
Dwayne Johnson is big enough to be Hercules and it turns out to be a big plus-plus that he is also well-abbed, fierce, warrior-like, beefy and yet humanly poignant.
You could say, he is the real Rock of the film, what with his bulging muscles, his demi-God status and his sheer physicality in war and in peace. Add to this the tricky murder of his wife and three kids and you have reason to believe that the resultant action will be relentless.
The bigness of being starts from his big bulging biceps and his lion cap. He has nightmares his whole life about a three-headed bear monster trying to destroy him but when dream turns to reality, he convincingly rips apart the hydra-headed monster through his jawline.
The best part of all the heroics in the film is that Dwayne makes them believable. He is warrior, friend, father, potential lover and an avenging angel with a lot of self-belief. He is also the most convincing son of Zeus to have visited the Hercules series, though in this one by script writers Ryan J Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos, you come to believe that even if the myth is untrue, Hercules is God enough in action. A big splash movie, good to watch and enjoy with popcorn. 
Source: Sunday Pioneer, August 3, 2014

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