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Rating: 5/10 (2 April 2010)

I hated Sam Worthington. I thought he insisted on himself. I preferred, yes PREFERRED, the stiff acting of Harry Hamlin. I liked the unwilling hero who uses his gifts from the gods. I don't like the "I'll do it like a man because the Gods say I can't" Worthington character. Guess what, you couldn't so you used the gifts anyway. I loved the special effects, they are what made the movie watchable along with fantastic fight scenes. I especially liked the updated Medusa fight. The story was a little confusing in the beginning with flashbacks. Though it didn't hurt the film, I thought a video version of how Medusa got turned into a Gorgon would've been cool. But, I digress. The acting, other than Sam Worthington, was pretty good. A lot of the characters weren't given enough screen time to shine. A few that do are Liam Neeson as Zeus, Ralph Fiennes as Hades, and Jason Flemyng as Calibos. Andromeda isn't on screen enough to really develop an opinion. Io, who was absent in the original, was a great character. I felt her acting was sincere and I felt for her. The guy that was like the crazy religious one wasn't anything special. Actually, the one character that I thought stole the show (not really but she was a lot better than I ever thought she would be) was Polly Walker as Cassiopeia. I thought the look on her face when Hades tells her to "kneel" was amazing. She looked disgusted that she was doing it. She took the little tiny role she was given and really acted her butt off. The Gods, aside from the aforementioned Zeus and Hades don't really do anything, but they didn't in the original anyway. The one with the most screen time has the worst acting skill. Pegasus read his lines better (in case you can't guess, he doesn't have any). Sam Worthington said that Bubo (who has a cameo) had no place in the film. I think he needed him to guide him on how to act. In case you haven't guessed, I really wasn't impressed with his acting. The guys that are in the troupe with Perseus are good and add some comic relief. All in all, I'm kind of wish wash about the film. I liked the fighting and special effects, but the character that has the most lines and is on screen the most was the worst actor.