Tarsem Singh’s IMMORTALS receives average reviews

Tarsem Singh’s IMMORTALS receives mixed reviews

Tarsem Singh’s muddled sword-sandals-sorcerer epic ‘IMMORTALS’ failed to live its hype as it received mixed or average reviews from top critics.

From the Producers of 300, Immortals follows Theseus (played by Henry Cavill), a mortal man chosen by Zeus to stop the cruel emperor King Hyperion (starred by Mickey Rourke) from obtaining a bow which would unleash titans and can destroy the world.

The film incorporates classical Greek myths film using 3D technology, necessitating extensive post production. Singh used Renaissance painting styles for the action and is set in the 1228
B.C. with no connection to any factual history.

The CGI gore was mind blowing as we get swords in the face, limbs/skulls crushing, impaling and much more. Mustering it further, the more the film advanced, the bloodier it gets. However, the storyline was not up to the mark, pacing of the movie was bad
and the biggest problem was the look of the film. It was evident that the entire film was shot in a studio and the background was added later just like 300. The flick also dragged in places and unintentional laughter was in the house.

The critical consensus from Rotten Tomatoes is, "the melding of real sets, CG work, and Tarsem’s signature style produces fireworks, though the same can’t be said for Immortals’ slack, boring storytelling." The site reports 37 percent of seventy-one critics
gave a positive review with an average score of 5 out of 10.

Metacritic gave an average score of 47 out of 100 based on twenty-one mainstream critics.

Richard Corliss of Time Magazine said, “The pity is that Tarsem’s intelligence doesn’t connect his cinematic eye to his narrative mind. The director’s visual gift is like a brilliant retina, detached.”

IMDB however gave a better review i.e. it rated 7.1 out of 10 from its 1842 users. The rating was also based on the reviews by sixty critics.

So all in all, the 75 million budgeted IMMORTALS is a good way to kill your time. It comprises of an all star cast, exceptional visuals and graphics and exceptional fighting actions which you’ve never seen before.    

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Posted by Awais Ahmed on Nov 13 2011. Filed under Entertainment. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry