First and foremost, if your considering viewing this flick, seeing this movie on the 'big' screen in real d 3-D (digital 3-D) is a must. I still have cuts and scrapes from various debris, arrows and spears pelting my face. The fantastic visuals by senior special effects technician Scott Armstrong, daily special effects technician Bence Arik did along with the literally 100s of other visual and special effects tech heads did was A-plus stuff.
Dwayne Johnson, aka the Rock was an excellent choice to portray the son of the most powerful God, Zeus, his son Hercules. I feel if I were to punch Johnson in the chest with all my might, my wrist and some of my fingers would break if not shatter.
The story line is average at best. Having Hercules and his select few warriors, bandit types fighting battles solely for gold was too "Fist Full of Dollars" for me. The lead character Joe, Clint Eastwood in 1964s "Fist Full of Dollars" was a full mortal man who happened to be a wild west 'bad ass' (parliament language of our times) to thrawart evil sorts for cash. Half God Hercules should want more out of life than money, but that's just my opinion.
Hercules and his loyal warrior pals eventually conclude to themselves life is not just about money when double crossed by Lord Cotys, John Hurt. The predictability in the plot hinders the tension between the quote, unquote heroes and villains in "Hercules," but the special effects carried this movie to a three star rating for me.
