So...
Script; dreadful, absolutely cringeworthy in places. There are scenes when I wondered to myself if they were even trying, then I remembered he wrote last years "Red Riding Hood", so no.
Acting; there should have been some. No, really. Worthington hasn't acted since Somersault back in 2004. Neeson and Fiennes phoned it in and the call was collect.
Creature design; completely uninspired. Some look a little like high school art fair projects that won stickers for participation.
A couple of nice action scenes, but overall entirely forgetable. I woke up this morning and struggled to remember what it was I had watched. I had to check Trakt!
If you do watch it and in 3D, there is a very nice sequence about 7 minutes in I think (Maybe? Could be 30. Who knows, the film made space and time dilate. I was sitting beside a 60 year old version of myself by the third act). It is a reverse drop down a ravine, 180 into free fall and then twists down a tunnel; played hell with my vertigo in the best way. So I enjoyed at least 15 seconds.
Whimper of the Titans is hard to recommend, except to the high school art fair participants for a confidence boost.
Review by r96skBlockedParent2023-10-11T00:10:03Z
I'm split on this one! In some ways I kinda prefer 'Wrath of the Titans' to its predecessor, though in other ways it is a downgrade.
My positives include the pacing and the use of 'the gods', with both - in my opinion - better done in this 2012 film when compared to the 2010 original. The shorter run time helps, while Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes are far better utilised this time.
My negatives include the story and (one or two) new cast/characters. The plot didn't really hold my attention very well, at a number of moments I felt my mind drift away from what was occurring onscreen. I wasn't bored or anything, though I could feel myself lose interest immediately after a scene that promised more than it delivered. As for the latter, Rosamund Pike and Édgar Ramírez are disappointing additions.
With that said, Bill Nighy is a newcomer here and he actually entertained me - probably my standout character from this sequel. Toby Kebbell is a solid newbie too, to be honest. Elsewhere, Ramin Djawadi is missed on music but Javier Navarrete does a perfectly fine job in fairness.
Naturally, I can only speak for myself and to me this is an average, if admittedly forgettable, flick - nought worse.