Pompeii

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Michael, Andrew

Paul W.S. Anderson tries his hand at a disaster epic. The first half plays out like Gladiator, the second like a melodramatic Dante's Peak with a terribly saccharine romance plastered over everything. Kiefer Sutherland is having a wonderful time playing an out and out villain. This is trying very hard to be a romance disaster like Titanic, and while I enjoyed the gladiator action and the effects, and the fact that it was shot natively in 3D and looks pretty shmick, Kit Harington and Emily Browning are hampered by some pompously schmaltzy dialogue and just can't overcome the terrible. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has fun though.