Story: The mighty Hercules (Johnson) is presented in a revisionist light. Not only does he have to kick some serious ass, he also needs to silence his inner demons and defeat an evil king.
Review: Brett Ratner has put much effort into removing Dwayne Johnson's Hercules from the lofty pedestals of immortality and infallibility and placing him on decidedly mortal ground. Sure, Hercules' biceps can rival a truck tyre in girth. But this mythological marauder now also feels pain on both physical and emotional levels.