Rotten
Essentially a Monday Night Raw episode with mythological dressing.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
The Legend of Hercules
Every man has a destiny.
2014 · 1h 39m · PG-13
Action, Adventure
Directed by
Renny Harlin
Overview
In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or to fulfill his destiny and become the true hero of his time. The story behind one of the greatest myths is revealed in this action-packed epic - a tale of love, sacrifice and the strength of the human spirit.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
3%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The dialogue isn't dubbed, but is written and delivered so indifferently that it might as well have been.
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club
Rotten
[Other "Hercules" movies] at least nodded at classical mythology. Harlin's boasts a Hercules in name chiefly and banks on moviegoers' ignorance.
Martin Tsai, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
It delivers what it promises, which is muscular guys in skimpy clothes fighting and howling, as well as some large-scale digitally enhanced battle sequences.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Rotten
The Legend of Hercules may not track, but Harlin still knows how to set up a rousing circus.
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer
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