In spite of its miscasting of Sam Worthington as Perseus – enough with the Aussie accent — and a lame CGI snake-bodied Medusa, "The Clash of the Titans" is an enjoyable spectacle based on the myth of Perseus.
Director Louis Leterrier ("Transporter 2") makes the most of big action set pieces that necessarily include an intense battle with giant black scorpions and a confrontation with three evil Stygian witches who share a single giant eyeball to see.
For all the critical pissing and moaning about this modern update of the Desmond Davis 1981 original, I say pishaw. Solid supporting performances from Liam Neeson as Zeus, Ralph Fiennes as Hades, and Mads Mikkelsen as Draco, add significant gravitas to the film's churning momentum.
When Hades kills the mortal family of demi-god Perseus, our hero wants nothing more than to destroy Zeus's underworld brother.
Zeus and his fellow Olympian gods have fallen out of favor with the citizens of Argos when Hades visits Zeus to set in motion a plan to unleash the Kraken to destroy Argos and kill Andromeda.
Only Perseus has the power to save the city by battling the gigantic beast impervious to any weapon, but first he must capture the head of Medusa.
Rated PG-13. 118 mins.
