Action-packed telling of the story of the ancient gods.

Rating: Null/10 (3 September 2010)

I seem to remember that this is a remake of an older movie, but I don't recall seeing the older movie, so my enjoyment and comments here stand on their own.
I never paid too much attention to the ancient gods, and we must assume they are fiction, mustn't we? So as a fictional story, it presents itself quite nicely.
In a nutshell, Zeus who is the most powerful god has banished his brother, Hades, to the underworld. Where Zeus is served by the good in the world, Hades is served by the evil. We see them in their domain, which looks like a very fancy courtyard, but they are standing over a miniature world with mountains and clouds, representing the real world below them.
But Zeus some 20-odd years ago fathered a son with the wife of a king, and in the move we see him as grown up Sam Worthington as Perseus, a demi-god. Hades has tricked Zeus and now threatens to destroy a city unless they offer up a young woman in sacrifice. So the task of Perseus is to lead a journey to defeat Hades and his minions to save both the virgin and the city. The route requires that he enter the lair of Medusa and defeat her, sever her head and bring it to battle.
Liam Neeson is Zeus, Ralph Fiennes is Hades. How much "acting" do you really need?
The movie is enjoyable as action entertainment, but other than that mostly forgettable.