"Without a big-name star to bank on, the new sword-and-sandals action movie "Immortals," directed by Tarsem Singh, has been ceaselessly touted in ads as being "from the producers of '300.' " Like that film, "Immortals" is chock-full of striking visuals, muscle-bound warriors and bloody battles. What's missing, critics are saying, is a coherent narrative.
The Times' Betsy Sharkey asks, "Where are the gods of Olympus when you need them?" and laments that "mere mortals were apparently not able to create a movie that actually made sense." It's not all bad — Tarsem (who prefers to go by his first name) is "a visual visionary," and star Henry Cavill is "magnetic as Theseus" — but the script, by Greek American brothers Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, is overstuffed and illogical."
The Times' Betsy Sharkey asks, "Where are the gods of Olympus when you need them?" and laments that "mere mortals were apparently not able to create a movie that actually made sense." It's not all bad — Tarsem (who prefers to go by his first name) is "a visual visionary," and star Henry Cavill is "magnetic as Theseus" — but the script, by Greek American brothers Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, is overstuffed and illogical."
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