Pompeii( 2014)

TV-MAActionAdventureHistoryRomanceDrama

55%

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No warning. No escape.

Overview

In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.

Top Billed Cast

Kit Harington
Milo
Emily Browning
Cassia
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Atticus
Kiefer Sutherland
Corvus
Carrie-Anne Moss
Aurelia
Jared Harris
Severus
Jessica Lucas
Ariadne
Sasha Roiz
Proculus
Currie Graham
Bellator
Joe Pingue
Graecus
Ron Kennell
The Weasel
Rebecca Eady
Milo's Mother
Jean Frenette
Boss Slaver
Dylan Schombing
Young Milo
Maxime Savaria
Biggest Thracian
Tom Bishop Sr.
Cassia's Carriage Driver
Jean-François Lachapelle
Milo's Father
Dalmar Abuzeid
Felix
Emmanuel Kabongo
African Gladiator
Brock Johnson
Flashback Centurion
Kristina Nicoll
Rich Wife #1
Janine Theriault
Rich Wife #2
Mark Whelan
Ship's Captain
Anaïs Frenette
Harbor Child
Donna Christo
Harbor Mother
Thomas Stumpo
Harbor Boy
Rodney Alexandre
Gladiator (uncredited)
Melantha Blackthorne
Celtic Woman (uncredited)
Zachary Burke
Proclaimer (uncredited)
Milan Carmona
Roman Boy (uncredited)
Jimmy Chimarios
Gladiator (uncredited)
Jay Da Costa
Roman Citizen (uncredited)
Chris Gonsalves
Roman Archer (uncredited)
Patrick Kerton
Celtic Gladiator (uncredited)
Johnny Larocque
Soldier (uncredited)
Alain Moussi
Celtic Gladiator (uncredited)
Harrison Astroff
Amphitheatre Spectator (uncredited)

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A review by Per Gunnar Jonsson

Written by Per Gunnar Jonsson on Sun Jun 29 2014

For being a Hollywood attempt at ancient, non-American, drama this is a decent enough piece of entertainment. Unfortunately, as is too often the case when Hollywood tries to make these kind of movies these days, it is also underdeveloped, shallow and somewhat cheesy. The movie have a decent enough cast and I have to say that their performances are generally good. At least as good as the script allows for. The story is pretty straightforward. Young slave is forced to become a gladiator and he is good at it. Beautiful woman enters the scene and Amor gets to work. Bad guy enters the scene and d...