‘Clash of the Titans’ review: Louis Leterrier’s film can’t overcome mythic stupidity
NY Daily News
Joe Neumaier
Friday, April 2nd 2010
The 3-D technology tacked onto “Clash of the Titans” is like the coins put on the eyes of the dead for Charon, the Stygian ferryman. It’s bribery to accept a lifeless lump.
A remake of a cheesy but fun 1981 flick – notable for its Olympian gods played by acting nobility (Laurence Olivier as Zeus, Maggie Smith as Thetis, Claire Bloom as Hera, and, well, Ursula Andress as Aphrodite) and for the herky-jerky magic of F/X wizard Ray Harryhausen – this new adventure sees itself as “Lord of the Rings” redux but is more like a Halloween parade underwritten by BAM.
Even the fun of hammy performances is lost in the mythic stupidity.
Sam Worthington – officially now the patron saint of geeks – is Perseus, bastard son of Zeus (Liam Neeson). Zeus and his pals on Mount Olympus aren’t getting enough reverence, so they’ll bring a world of hurt on the defiant city of Argos unless Zeus’ underworld-ruling brother, Hades (Ralph Fiennes), can get them to fear the gods again, using black smoke and his deformed lackey, Calibos (Jason Flemyng). You can’t trust a guy who rules the underworld, though, which the all-knowing Zeus apparently forgets.
It’s up to fisherman-demigod Perseus to face blind witches and behead Medusa before preventing a giant sea beast called the Kraken from devouring beautiful Andromeda (Alexa Davalos) and bringing new power to Hades.
Like Zeus’ shiny armor, the visuals in “Clash of the Titans” are distracting but not special enough to be memorable. The simpler things work best (winged horses still look cool, giant scorpions have sting), and the asp-haired Medusa delivers the necessary nasty bites. The much-ballyhooed Kraken, however, looks like a leftover monster from director Louis Leterrier’s previous movie, 2008’s “The Incredible Hulk.”
It doesn’t help that the actors are either too over-the-top or oddly withholding. Worthington remains a haircut in search of a person; with his zero magnetism, he’s an avatar of a hero.
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‘Clash of the Titans’ review: Louis Leterrier’s film can’t overcome mythic stupidity
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Alexa Davalos
is first seen nude in Feast of Love after having sex with her boyfriend. She is laid back on the bed topless with her bottom half covered with the sheets. She then gets up and walks across the room to answer the door showing her pert bottom. After this she turns round giving a good, although slightly dark, full frontal shot. She then puts on her top and we get a closer and better lit view of her small breasts. Next she can be seen taking off her top to have sex with her boyfriend in a sports stadium. The scene is poorly lit with blue light.
Gemma Arterton
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