Shout by Dann Michalski

Pompeii 2014

From Paul W.S. Anderson comes the disaster film Pompeii. The story follows a gladiator who’s sent to Pompeii for their games, but when Mount Vesuvius erupts he uses the chaos to break free of his bonds and attempts to rescue the magistrate's daughter, who saved him from execution. The plot is fairly trite, but is functional and provides characters to follow throughout the disaster. Kiefer Sutherland, Emily Browning, Carrie-Anne Moss, and newcomer Kit Harington lead the cast, and their performances are more or less adequate. The action sequences however, are especially good and bring a lot of excitement to the film. The CGI effects are a little overdone, but kind of work for the setting. And, the score is quite effective at accentuating the tone of the scenes. It has some problems, but overall Pompeii is an entertaining adventure.

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