It’s impossible to call “Hercules” a great movie mainly because it lacks originality and borrows too much from too many other films.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 21, 2022

Dwayne Johnson dispatches baddies with Arnold Schwarzenegger styled one-liners. In it he's not subverting his persona, as he did in Pain & Gain, but he can still sneer his through a pay off with aplomb...

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 25, 2021

Even though the movie builds up and progresses at a slow pace it doesn't leave you lost and wondering what happened or is about to happen.

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Nov 20, 2020

Perfectly passable pulp entertainment.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 2, 2020

Simply a laid back good time with a story that's good enough to hold your attention.

| Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Sep 10, 2020

The battle scenes between rival armies are ambitious and long, with a body count to rival 300, but Ratner's unremarkable direction offers no surprises.

| Aug 14, 2019

He delivers his lines with his tongue firmly in cheek; acknowledging that this is a film to be enjoyed, not taken too seriously.

| Mar 5, 2019

Despite some fun work from former wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, "Hercules" tries too hard to be taken seriously and ultimately misses the chance to be campy fun.

| Original Score: C- | Feb 1, 2019

Hercules isn't awful, it's just not good enough. At least not as good as its individual parts: the intricately choreographed action sequences, the roster of respectable British thespians, the $100 million price tag.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 11, 2018

In an age where all films of this ilk are fairly morbid affairs, seeing one that doesn't take itself too seriously is certainly a step in the right direction.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 1, 2018

If you really do have a choice, read up the Greek mythology.

| Oct 10, 2018

There's no doubt that Dwayne Johnson is buff enough to be Hercules, but the capacity to tell the story of a man weighted by the events of his past and the responsibilities of his present isn't used to its full potential.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 14, 2018

I'm sorry, but having no mythical beasts in a film about the greatest mythical beast-slayer ever is pretty much a money-back scenario for me. I kept thinking: where are the monsters?

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 21, 2018

'Hercules' is a mediocre movie; it's not bad enough for me to say it's a waste, but it's not good enough to recommend it. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 30, 2018

Hollywood is now officially 0-2 on Hercules movies in 2014. The first try was just bad, but this one feels like a waste.

| Nov 22, 2017

The climax could've been better and while the battles scenes aren't as epic as Gladiator, the film, along with its sprinkling of tongue-in-cheek lines, makes for a fun watch.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 14, 2017

While the action sequences are decently staged, they would have been much better if I'd actually been able to see them, the film being shot in a gloomy murk which 3D does absolutely nothing to help.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 7, 2016

A greatest hits of sweat-drenched, sword-slinging machismo.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 12, 2016

The overall giddy joy of Johnson's performance is infectious and spreads out to both his co-stars and the giant battles that fill the last third.

| Original Score: C+ | Mar 26, 2016

Director Brett Ratner's vision to debunk all of the mythology behind Hercules is a unique one, but it ultimately paves the way for a generic and often boring film.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Nov 13, 2014