I HATE what they've done to Hades! I HATE that they turn him into a good guy at the end. Thus, robbing us of a really awesome showdown between Zues and Hades. Why even bother casting these two great actors, Neeson and Fiennes, if they are going to be wasted like this.

Alas, they are not the only actors who are wasted. Virtually everyone in this movie doesn't really have anything to do. Even star Sam Worthington doesn't get to do much, although he does have some nice scenes with his son. The lovely Rosamund Pike is on hand strictly for eye candy. Only Edgar Ramirez and Bill Nighy get to chew some scenery and deliver what few laughs this movie has to offer.

The movie WANTS to be more than just pure action. There is some family melodrama here that they try to pass off as a plot. The movie WANTS to be about fathers and sons, and brothers too. But it never takes the time to develop the story and characters. It's more concerned with moving from one set piece to another. Consequently, I found the pacing of the movie to ebb and flow. Another consequence of not developing the characters is that the ending, when Zues dies, just doesn't have the emotional impact it should have had and what the movie was obviously going for.

The 3D for the movie is mostly just okay, but there are a few standout scenes that are impressive. Chief among them is when they go into the underworld, and the floors and walls around them are shifting around. It's a very cool scene. Unfortunately, the climax of the movie disappoints. I did not care for Persues's fight with this brother and as for his fight with Kronos? It suffers from the same thing that his fight with the Krakken in the first movie suffered from. It's too quick and Perseus defeats him too easily. In fact, I'm still a little befuddled as to how Perseus, who is only half god, is able to beat Kronos, when Zues and Hades, two powerful gods, weren't.

I can't say that I don't agree with James's review. I think it's pretty accurate. But I'm a little more forgiving of the movie than he is. It doesn't acheive what it's wants to set out to do, but it's a mildly diverting and even occasionally exciting ride. Just don't be surprised if you don't remember much about the movie by the time you get home. It's entertaining while you watch it but utterly disposable and instantly forgettable.

** 1/2 out of ****

6/10

The Immortals started a rather unfortuate trend of killing off IMMORTAL GODS. They should really look up the meaning of the word 'Immortal'. Gods are not action heroes.