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Reviews
The Legend of Hercules (2014)
Fun, But It Helps To Not Know the Myths
This is a fun enough movie. There's plenty of action and things keep moving along. However, anyone who's familiar with the mythology surrounding Hercules should realize that the story in this movie is not at all accurate. This will be fine for anyone who doesn't know anything about Hercules. The rest of us have to adjust our expectations accordingly. The cast is solid, particularly Scott Adkins. The dialogue is not bad, which is a plus in a movie like this. The CGI is adequate compared to movies of that time and is still good enough. This is a good, though mindless action movie. I saw it on Netflix.
Freelance (2023)
Breezy, Fun, Mindless
There was plenty of action. It was well cast. The story was paint by numbers, but I expected that. One could quibble about the execution in parts, but that wasn't very important to me. It was an easy watch and I was not annoyed while watching it. I'm glad I didn't spend money to go see it, but watching it on Hulu was just fine.
I like John Cena most of the time, even if he's playing a type of himself. Himself. That was the case here but he sold the part of a former special forces guy.
The story was a little silly and also a little convoluted. Actually, it was a lot convoluted. Again, for this kind of movie I don't care. Actually, I thought to myself that the story could have been worse.
Overall, recommended as long as you're not spending money for it.