
In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or to fulfill his destiny and bec... (Full plot summary below)
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In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or to fulfill his destiny and become the true hero of his time. The story behind one of the greatest myths is revealed in this action-packed epic - a tale of love, sacrifice and the strength of the human spirit.
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| ChrisStuckmann.comChris StuckmannThis film should be removed from theaters as soon as possible to avoid damaging the brains of people who have the misfortune of seeing it. |
| Empire MagazineWilliam GossThe action comes thick and fast but the storyline is generic and Lutz makes a particularly dull hero. An Erymanthian bore. |
| Mania.comRob VauxThe kind of resolute badness that makes you idly wonder if you shouldn't just slip next door to catch the end of The Hobbit. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekPlayed with an earnestness that's positively deadly, this unholy mash-up of '300' and 'Gladiator'...seems to drag on for an eternity. |
| The PlaylistDrew TaylorA movie so ugly and woeful that you'll wish you had superhuman strength to pluck your own eyeballs out of your head. |
| BeliefnetNell MinowDrab, washed-out cinematography, poorly staged action scenes, incompetent acting, bad hair, terrible computer effects, and dialogue that lands more heavily than Herc's punch. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittThe best that can be said of this latest take on Hercules is that it is over fast,. |
| Film School RejectsChristopher CampbellAbominable even for a Hercules movie ... If this were truly the stuff of legend, that word would have the opposite meaning of what it's supposed to. |
| Film Journal InternationalNick SchagerA chintzy, poorly acted origin story of the legendary Greek hero that blatantly mimics its genre ancestors while drenching its action in corny 3D and CG-enhanced slow-motion. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)The best that can be said of this latest take on Hercules is that it is over fast,. |