The cover of this film says it all - a hench guy roaring at a monster's severed head.

Rating: 4/10 (21 September 2010)

If you want an indication of what this movie's like, just look at the cover. Yes, that is Medusa's head he's roaring at.
With a sand-scorpion scene like the one in Transformers, a Kraken like Pirates of the Caribbean's and lines like "It is death who should be afraid of us.", it's easy to see that Clash of the Titans is gonna be fun for the action and little else. And it is. While trying to deal with his half-man, half-god heritage in a way that no-one really seems to care about, Perseus kicks mythical butt. Nevermind that the rest of the party of so-called elite warriors are either eye-liner wearing flute- players or grey-haired men who look like washed up 60s rockers. At least it's a refreshing change from the 300-esque beefed up gladiators. Another thing that just works for some reason is the movie's out-of- place, modern humour such as Perseus' pep talk's ending: "Trust your senses and don't look this ***** in the eye." Who cares if that expletive wasn't invented until about 1150 AD? Couple this with a very pretty, mythological-looking world and you've got at least some entertainment.
The biggest problem with this movie is Perseus. Whatever possessed them to cast Sam Worthington as the lead should be exorcised immediately. The man is basically re-using his character for Terminator Salvation, and that does not work. His accent detracts and his manner speaks more of a 20th century criminal than a 4th century hero. Everyone else has long hair, Perseus sports a crew-cut. Everyone else speaks theatrically, if not poetically, Perseus never uses monosyllabic words and swears. Oh, and I'm not even going to go into the plot. It's the standard but-he- must-have-a-weakness! quest, with a bit of Jeremy Springer family drama thrown in. Not quite as epic a combination as I would have hoped.
The action looks and sounds great, the backdrop is pretty and, on occasion, the humour makes you laugh with instead of at them, but with such poor characters and an unoriginal plot, it's only getting a 4. Oh, and it's a very misguiding title. The whole thing's set after the titans have been destroyed.