Movie Review: Immortals

Judging by the trailers, Immortals looked like 300 part 2. I was extremely excited to see it and it was easily one of my most anticipated films for the last section of 2011. Unfortunately, Immortals wasn't nearly as good as it looked. Immortals isn't a terrible film, it's just a case of the trailers making the film appear better than it is. The problem with Immortals is the lack of a strong storyline. I know it could be construed as a ridiculous statement to insult a film like this because of it's plot, but that's pretty much why this film isn't awesome. 300 was such an awesome movie because it had a great story along with epic action sequences. Immortals actually starts off pretty bad with the low point being a scene with Mickey Rourke hamming it up as the villain and smashing someones balls with a hammer. After that cringe-worthy scene, it did pick up. The gods got involved and there is some pretty fucking cool, bloody action scenes. The action is very well-done, I just wish there was more of it. When there was action in the film, it was very entertaining. When it focused on the story, it became pretty ridiculous and over-the-top (not really in a fun way). Immortals is a good, but not great action film. The action (when it's present) is excellent and the visuals are very impressive. The weak story really just bogs it's down. Even as a diehard action junkie, I can't call Immortals a must-see.

3.5/5 Stars