Immortals
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Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.
What critics thought
Critics in 2011 were sharply divided between Tarsem Singh's striking visual imagination and what many saw as a hollow, punishing story underneath it — the split between those who found the imagery enough and those who didn't has defined the film ever since. In the years since, a vocal reappraisal has reframed it as an underrated genre gem, with its reputation growing steadily on streaming even as the original mixed notices haven't changed.
“Immortals is without doubt the best-looking awful movie you will ever see”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Thuddingly ponderous, heavy-handed and lacking a single moment that evinces any relish for movie-making, this lurch back from the "history" of 300 into the mists of Greek myth is a drag in nearly every way, from the particulars of physical torture to the pounding score that won't quit.”
Todd McCarthy·The Hollywood Reporter
“Theseus battles the Titans in a cheerfully idiotic mythological yarn ballasted by Tarsem's eyecatching image-making”
The Guardian
“a decade later, Immortals still feels sublime. This particular kind of auteurist exercise so triumphs in executing its mad vision that it stands as something of a gold standard for other visual stylists, especially those circling a broader mainstream they fear will stamp them out.”
Isaac Feldberg·Paste Magazine
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Drama
Cast & Crew
Tarsem SinghDirector
Henry CavillTheseus
Mickey RourkeKing Hyperion
Stephen DorffStavros
Freida PintoPhaedra
Luke EvansZeus
John HurtOld Zeus
Joseph MorganLysander
Isabel LucasAthena
Kellan LutzPoseidon
Daniel SharmanAres
Peter StebbingsHelios
Stephen McHattieCassander
Trevor MorrisComposer
Charley ParlapanidesWriter
Vlas ParlapanidesWriterImmortals
Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.
What critics thought
Critics in 2011 were sharply divided between Tarsem Singh's striking visual imagination and what many saw as a hollow, punishing story underneath it — the split between those who found the imagery enough and those who didn't has defined the film ever since. In the years since, a vocal reappraisal has reframed it as an underrated genre gem, with its reputation growing steadily on streaming even as the original mixed notices haven't changed.
“Immortals is without doubt the best-looking awful movie you will ever see”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Thuddingly ponderous, heavy-handed and lacking a single moment that evinces any relish for movie-making, this lurch back from the "history" of 300 into the mists of Greek myth is a drag in nearly every way, from the particulars of physical torture to the pounding score that won't quit.”
Todd McCarthy·The Hollywood Reporter
“Theseus battles the Titans in a cheerfully idiotic mythological yarn ballasted by Tarsem's eyecatching image-making”
The Guardian
“a decade later, Immortals still feels sublime. This particular kind of auteurist exercise so triumphs in executing its mad vision that it stands as something of a gold standard for other visual stylists, especially those circling a broader mainstream they fear will stamp them out.”
Isaac Feldberg·Paste Magazine
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Drama
Cast & Crew
Tarsem SinghDirectorHenry CavillTheseusMickey RourkeKing HyperionStephen DorffStavrosFreida PintoPhaedraLuke EvansZeusJohn HurtOld ZeusJoseph MorganLysanderIsabel LucasAthenaKellan LutzPoseidonDaniel SharmanAresPeter StebbingsHeliosStephen McHattieCassanderTrevor MorrisComposerCharley ParlapanidesWriterVlas ParlapanidesWriterRent & Buy