I mean really they just ripped off Spartacus and slapped a volcano in there. I would give Pompeii a 5.5/10.
The fight scenes in this film were very well choreographed and entertaining to watch. I also enjoyed the special effects behind the volcano and the disastrous effects it caused, they looked great.
Kit Harrington, who played Milo, was a strong leading man and I expect that he's got a great career ahead of him. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who played Atticus, essentially carried this film and demonstrated why he needs to be in more films within leading roles. Kiefer Sutherland, who played Corvus, was nothing short of a wonderful antagonist, he was truly despicable and not something I was used to from Sutherland. Joe Pingue, who played Graecus, I also found funny in a very minor fashion.
However I was not exaggerating when I said this film ripped off Spartacus, the entire plot didn't feel very original so I just couldn't buy it. To be frank the plot was interrupted by the disaster element anyway, nothing was really carried forward.
Carrie-Anne Moss, who played Aurelia, and Jared Harris, who played Severus, both had underwhelming screen presence. Emily Browning, who played Cassia, was a terrible leading lady and seemed emotionless in a great many of her scenes.
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