Rated PG-13 for gladiatorial fighting and volcanic eruption
Starring Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson
The Story:
Milo (Harington) is the last of his people. Enslaved and forced to fight as a gladiator, he finds himself in Pompeii days before the most exciting thing to happen to that place... ever! Of course, to get to the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius itself he has to survive his impending combat with Atticus (Agbaje) an undefeated gladiator. Add in the love story with the princess (Browning) and a chance for revenge against the man who killed his family (Sutherland). The odds are so stacked against Milo, you almost think he's going to make it out of the movie alive!
Oops.
Spoilers.
So naturally this is based on the shocking events of Pompeii, the absolute worst volcanic eruption in the history of forever.
Not content to go straight up epic drama, Pompeii instead decides to crib from any multitude of previous stories to make one epic motion picture event.
There's a little bit of Titanic, Gladiator, Jaws and even Major League sprinkled in this feature, to name but a few.
But that's okay.
We all know going into this one how everything is going to end.
The movie itself is engaging enough that it remains watchable and mostly enjoyable throughout.
I'm giving them a thumbs up for effort.
Final Grade: B- though most would give this the C range... I'm feeling generous!
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Not in any hurry to own it, I'll be more than happy to watch it again in the future on cable or streaming.
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