Hollow yet entertaining

Rating: 6/10 (21 July 2010)

Just finished watching this movie, with a bit of mixed feelings. First of all, movie on it's own is not that bad as people describe it to be. True there is no resemblance to original myths. Also true that this movie is exact reap off the original 1981 movie. Despite all that, effects are great - really enjoyed them.The paste is fast and action scenes are decent. Kraken scene is the best. I felt what was really missing from it is the heart and the acting (besides Liam Neeson, solid as usual). It felt like director tried to simplify already simple story, which in turn made it look extremely hollow. Sam Worthington couldn't do what he did in Avatar and terminator - look charismatic hero. in fact at times he looks quite degenerate - but i think it's the producer's fault for cutting all the "unnecessary" scenes. The story of soldiers and hunters are not told at all. In any case, I saw it and it was OK, but if you look for something more spectacular, go see Avatar again.