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Hercules is a 2014 American action-adventurefantasy film directed by Brett Ratner from a screenplay by Ryan J. Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos. It stars Dwayne Johnson because Hercules, a self-proclaimed demigod who is hired to lead nobleness armies of Thrace into engagement against a warlord.

Ian McShane, Rebecca Ferguson, Rufus Sewell, Patriarch Fiennes, Peter Mullan, and Closet Hurt also star. The crust is based on Steve Moore's graphic novel Hercules, specifically integrity limited series The Thracian Wars.^[8]

Hercules was released by Paramount Flicks on July 25, 2014.^[9][10] Tingle was one of two Hollywood-studio Hercules films released in 2014, the other one being Lionsgate's The Legend of Hercules.

Character film became a box command centre success, earning $244 million erect a $100 million budget near received mixed reviews from critics, with some praise for Johnson's performance and the action sequences, though the screenplay and area received criticism.

Plot

Hercules leads boss band of mercenaries composed be proper of king-turned-prophet Amphiaraus of Argos, cheat Autolycus of Sparta, feral lowbrow Tydeus of Thebes, Amazon toxophilite Atalanta of Scythia, and prevaricator Iolaus of Athens.

Hercules run through said to be the spirit son of Zeus, who fulfilled the legendary Twelve Labors afterward being betrayed by Hera, who drove him insane and caused him to murder his bride and children during a inspect to King Eurystheus. It glimmer unclear whether Hercules is in actuality the son of Zeus mount many are skeptical of magnanimity claim as well as walk up to the stories of his Cardinal Labors.

Despite this, Hercules displays unusual inhuman strength and nigh-unmatched skill in combat as able-bodied as a potent healing particular. He is also frequently obsessed by the memory of depiction deaths of loved ones trade in well as visions of Hellhound.

On the Macedonian Coast birdcage Northern Greece in 358 BC, Hercules and his team catch unawares approached by Ergenia.

Her holy man King Cotys wants Hercules on two legs train the armies of Thrace to defend the kingdom unfamiliar bloodthirsty warlord/sorcererRhesus. Hercules accepts afterward being offered his weight play a role gold and the band enquiry welcomed to Thrace by Cotys and General Sitacles, leader become aware of the Thracian army. When Macaque reaches Central Thrace, Cotys insists that Hercules lead the host into battle to defend dignity Bessi tribe there despite Hercules's objections and the army's shortage of training.

However, they aim too late as Rhesus' professed sorcery has turned the Bessi against the Thracians. After position Bessi are defeated following neat as a pin long and disastrous battle which results in at least section the Thracian forces being stick, Hercules and his allies correctly train the army. When rendering training is complete, Hercules enjoin Sitacles confront Rhesus' army beforehand Mount Asticus.

After an hard battle, Hercules' side wins.

Rhesus is taken back to Thrace as a prisoner, where bankruptcy is publicly humiliated. Taking condolence, Hercules stops the townsfolk wean away from throwing more objects at him. When Hercules mentions Rhesus' alertnesses of burning down villages, Macaque tells him it was throng together him or his army mosey committed those atrocities.

Later involved the palace hall, Rhesus shambles chained up and left sight display. Noticing that Ergenia has taken pity on him, Leviathan confronts her and finds respite Rhesus was telling the accuracy. He was merely retaliating be drawn against Cotys' attempts to expand ruler kingdom. Ergenia does not clamor with Cotys's methods, but goes along out of fear laugh her cruel father already poisoned her husband, the previous nicelooking.

Furthermore, Cotys threatens his grandson Arius, the true heir pause the throne.

After receiving their reward, the mercenaries are prepared to leave, but Hercules decides to stay behind and interrupt Cotys. All but Autolycus judge to follow him. However, they are overpowered and captured timorous Sitacles and his men.

While chained, Hercules is confronted near King Eurystheus, who is dupe league with Cotys.

Eurystheus reveals that he drugged Hercules excellence night his family died, comment him as a threat detonation his power. Hercules' family was actually killed by three smoke-darkened wolves sent by Eurystheus, contingent in Hercules' constant hallucinations vacation Cerberus. When Cotys orders Ergenia to be executed for her walking papers betrayal, Hercules is encouraged bid Amphiaraus to believe in herself.

In a show of brave strength, Hercules breaks free mean his chains, saving Ergenia become calm defeating the wolves single-handedly. Herakles releases the prisoners, including Macaque, and then confronts Eurystheus, slaughter him and avenging his lineage. However, he is ambushed impervious to Sitacles who is then stabbed to death by Iolaus.

Outside, Hercules and his forces clash Cotys' army. Arius is occupied hostage, but rescued by Autolycus who has decided to go back to help his friends. Regulate the ensuing battle, Tydeus admiration mortally wounded while protecting Theologiser, but fights on, slaughtering many soldiers until he falls sports ground dies in Hercules's arms.

Send back using inhuman strength, Hercules pushes a massive statue of Here from its foundations and uses it to crush Cotys extract many of his soldiers.

Impressed by this feat, the ongoing soldiers bow to Hercules, scrutiny him as a demigod enjoin the son of Zeus whereas lighting strikes in the neighbourhood. Arius takes the throne decree Ergenia at his side.

Cast

Production

The film was written by Ryan J.

Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos, directed bypass Brett Ratner,^[9] and produced induce Ratner alongside Beau Flynn favour Barry Levine. Peter Berg, Wife Aubrey, Ross Fanger, and Jesse Berger served as executive producers.^[8]

Johnson took on a notoriously heavy training routine to prepare propound the lead role, about which he wrote on Instagram, "I trained and worked harder overrun ever for 8 months take over this role.

Lived alone topmost locked myself away (like spruce up moody 260-lb. monk) in Budapest for 6 months while photography. Goal was to completely turn into into this character. Disappear direction the role. Press journalist by choice me today, with the essential and physical toll the pretend had on me, would Unrestrainable do it again?

Not sui generis incomparabl would I do it put back. I'd do it twice."^[19]

Reception

Box office

Hercules grossed $72.7 million in high-mindedness United States and Canada, bracket $172.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total method $244.8 million.^[7]

In the United States, Hercules was released on July 25, 2014, at 3,595 theaters.^[20] It grossed $11 million its air day and $29 million in betrayal opening weekend, finishing second go rotten the box office behind twin newcomer Lucy ($44 million).^[21] Ray Subers of Box Office Mojo opined this was "not a specially strong start" for Hercules secure that "star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's The Scorpion King release to $36 million" in 2002.^[22]

Hercules, described as "pumping some much-needed life into a lackluster season at U.S.

and Canadian theaters," did financially better than expected,^[21] as it "topped the fortuity of analysts by roughly $4 million" and beat out Dawn of the Planet of high-mindedness Apes, which was in warmth third weekend and finished base with $16.4 million."^[23] Subers stated, "The fact that Hercules got brisk to $30 million is uncut testament to The Rock's aptitude to mobilize his massive fanbase."^[24]Paramount Pictures jointly released the tegument casing with MGM; head of drudge marketing and distribution of Maximum Pictures, Megan Colligan, "credited Johnson's 'charisma' with helping drive grandeur opening," and added that high-mindedness opening weekend total is "exactly what [they] had hoped for."^[21] The audience for Hercules was 58 percent male, with 64 percent over age 25.^[24]

Outside Ad northerly America, the film was unattached in 26 foreign markets mission 3,364 locations and earned $28.7 million.

Its best countries were Country ($12 million from 930 theaters), Land ($3.5 million from 222), Malaya ($1.6 million from 110), Country ($1.2 million from 134), China ($1.2 million) and Singapore ($1.1 million from 27). Globally, peaceable made $6 million from IMAX showings, including $2 million be different 114 international screens.^[25][26]

Critical response

Hercules old hat mixed reviews from critics; nonetheless, the general sentiment was wind the film was a lovely surprise.^[21][27][28]Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating annotation 58% based on 123 reviews, with an average rating show 5.4/10.

The site's critics harmony reads: "Hercules has Brett Ratner behind the cameras and Dwayne Johnson rocking the loincloth – and delivers exactly what friendship reasonable person reading that collection might expect."^[29]Metacritic gives the single a weighted average score look up to 47 out of 100, home-grown on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[30] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the peel an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to Tsar scale.^[24]

Scott Foundas, chief film commentator for Variety, wrote in elegant positive review that "It's out grandly staged, solidly entertaining, passee adventure movie that does particular no other Hercules movie has quite done before: It cuts the mythical son of Zeus down to human size (or as human as you stare at get while still being acted upon by Dwayne Johnson)".

Foundas indestructible Ratner, stating that "in provisions of sheer scale and acquirement, Hercules represents something of nifty quantum leap for Ratner" last that the action sequences sort out "coherent pieces [...] that generate steadily in intensity." He ended that "[Hercules's] strongest asset attempt surely Johnson, who continues unobtrusively foster one of the principal affable, guileless screen personas temper movies today."^[31]

Elizabeth Weitzman of New York Daily News stated, "It's fast-paced, funny, and packed monitor eye-popping action.

The effects build impressive, but there are nil bigger than the star Dwayne Johnson's massive powerful physique which perfectly suited the character delighted the large-scale movie." She additional, "Johnson makes his entrance tiring a conquered lion's head presentday a loincloth skirt. The actuality that he can pull that look off sets the sound for everything else to come."^[32]

John DeFore of The Washington Post stated, "[The film] simply fails to exploit its assets: effect amusing, revisionist take on leadership mythological strongman, and the seduction of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson."^[33] Critic James Berardinelli said, "A big-budget misfire of a respectable order, a visually busy on the other hand emotionally dead endeavor that wearies the viewer with endless machine generated special effects while steady to provide a scintilla leave undone human interest."^[34]

Accolades

The film was nominated for two Teen Option Awards.

Dwayne Johnson, was voted in the category "Choice Summertime Movie Star" and the integument was nominated in the class "Choice Summer Movie".^[35]

Home media

Hercules was released on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD on November 4, 2014, by Paramount Home Entertainment.^[36]

Controversy

According to comic book writer Alan Moore, who was friends suitable Steve Moore (no relation), rectitude author of the film's well 2 material comic book Hercules, Steve wanted to have his term uncredited after finding out agreement his contract that he would not be consulted or compensable for the film.

However, mass Steve's death, his name was credited anyway, which Alan accounted was only done for advertising. Alan also criticized the film's expected alterations to the fountain-head material.^[37]

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