Pompeii (2014)
Released |
2014 |
Rating |
12A in UK |
Director |
Paul W.S.Anderson |
Writer/s |
Janet Scott Batchler, Lee Batchler, Michael Robert Johnson |
Starring |
Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje |
Source of story |
Apparently an unused script for Roman Polanski by B.L.Jurgens |
Elevator Pitch |
A gladiator in Pompeii forms an unlikely relationship with the daughter of the local enterpreneur, but she is unwillingly promised to a visiting senator who controls the planning permissions for the city. Combat in the arena plays out while the volcano rumbles in the background. |
Content |
A lot of gladiatorial combat of various sorts and in various places. Some time spent in the dimness of the gladiators’ accommodation and at parties for the Roman elite. And eventually a lot of drama as the volcano erupts. No sex or nudity although people look lustfully at each other. |
A View |
I thought that this might be OK, because I am a bit of a fan of Resident Evil, but no such luck. The actors were wooden except for Kiefer Sutherland who I thought did quite well with his English accent ( despite what the critics said). The plot was looney, but we can sympathise with the writers who had to get to the eruption somehow. |
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