On a beautiful Friday night, after a lovely week of flowers in the park, blossoming trees, and sunshine all around, I felt the sudden urge for a violent manly film.  When I mean a manly film I mean I want to see sex, violence and plenty of action.  No need to have a strong storyline or depth—just think of what the most macho, stereotypical, man you know would want to watch and that’s what I was in the mood for.  As I rifled through my TV’s On-Demand selection I came across Immortals, the 2011 action film that people had likened to the badass film 300, when it first came out.  The description read as follows: “In a world where gods and mortals battle for supremacy over the earth, a warrior, Theseus [played by sexy Tutors Henry Cavill], embarks on a quest to defeat the forces of evil which threaten the fate of all mankind”.  This seemed to be JUST what I was looking for!

Well….it wasn’t.   I’m sorry to break it to all involved with that film but unlike 300, this flick was not only not the stereotypical manly movie I thought I was getting involved with but wasn’t in fact even a good film worth watching regardless of your mood!  Unless, that is, you’re in the mood for a film that leaves you unsatisfied.  Perhaps the director Tarsem Singh felt Cavill’s ridiculously sexy body would detract from the fact that this film was jerky in transitions, didn’t develop characters enough to make viewers care about their plights, and created a hero that got his ass kicked throughout the film and couldn’t accomplish any mission he undertook without incurring significant damage to himself. Continue Reading »