Monday, April 2, 2012

Wrath of the Titans

CAST: Sam Worthington (Perseus), Liam Neeson (Zeus),  Rosamund Pike (Queen Andromeda), Ralph Fiennes (Hades), Danny Huston (Poseidon), Edgar Ramirez  (Zeus' other son Ares), John Bell (Helius), Toby Kebbell (Agenor), Bill Nighy (Hephaestus); DIRECTOR: Jonathan Liebesman; SCREENWRITER: Dan Mazeau, David Johnson; PRODUCED BY: Basil Iwanyk, Polly Cohen Johnsen; EDITING BY: Martin Walsh; MUSIC BY: Javier Navarrete; GENRE:  Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy; CINEMATOGRAPHY : Ben Davis DISTRIBUTED BY: Warner Bros; LOCATION: USA; RUNNING TIME:  99 minutes

Technical Assessment:  3.5
Moral Assessment:  2.5
Cinema rating:  For viewers 14 years old and above

SYNOPSIS: A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus' godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramírez), switch loyalty and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans' strength grows stronger as Zeus' remaining godly powers are siphoned...