Clash of the Titans
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: April 1, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 37 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
15
Negative:
13
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75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
For its intended audience, I suspect this will play as a great entertainment. I enjoyed myself, particularly after they released the Kraken. Read full review
75
New York PostKyle Smith
A roaring old-school action adventure for kids, with as many mythical beasts as a year at Hogwarts and a healthy dose of smiting without the crazed bloodlust of “300.” Read full review
70
TimeRichard Corliss
As to the chief complaint about Clash of the Titans -- that the movie stinks -- what can I say? I liked it. This is a full-throttle action-adventure, played unapologetically straight. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
A popcorn movie that reaches back to the fantasy epics of old and forward into the digital future, where the word "unimaginable" no longer exists. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
As Zeus, Liam Neeson twinkles where Laurence Olivier kvetched, and Ralph Fiennes, as Zeus' dark brother Hades (who has egged on the revolt to challenge Zeus), has a slinky nastiness. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Clash of the Titans is ancient Greece at its cheesiest. It's a big hunk of feta comin' at ya in 3-D. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
This lavish, spectacular reworking of director Desmond Davis' beloved 1981 original is the rare sort of remake that actually makes sense: With all due respect (and copious apologies) to the generation that grew up with the first film, Clash of the Titans just wasn't very good. Read full review
63
Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
For all the impressive (but not dazzling) effects, the scattered jokes and stentorian acting (especially from the Olympians), there’s not much here that will stick with you after the popcorn’s gone. But as any ancient Greek could tell you, that’s sort of the point. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Clash of the Titans is a flawed but mildly entertaining regurgitation of Greek mythological elements, but it's also an example of how poorly executed 3D can hamstring a would-be spectacle. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazinePete Hammond
Full of high flying action, nifty monsters, valiant heroes, plotting villains and impressive CGI. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua Rothkopf
Alas, it all comes off as hit and myth, mainly due to our leaden, buzz-cut hero, Perseus (Avatar’s Worthington, no Harry Hamlin), and zero sparks of heavenly-body chemistry or humor. Read full review
60
EmpireAngie Errigo
Poorly written nonsense, but lovers of beefcake action will be happy enough with the heroes gymnastically vaulting monsters and slicing and dicing their way around the ancient world. An extra star for Ralph Fiennes, who is a god. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyNick Pinkerton
"Transporter" director Louis Leterrier is sure-footed when battling Gorgons and giant scorpions, but he muddles the comic-grotesque opportunity of the Stygian Witches. Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
The movie hasn’t one character or sequence more memorable than the next. It’s as violent, humorless and brutally efficient as a Stalinist purge, a juggernaut of slaughter and smashing that stuns the senses and leaves nothing behind in the memory. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Modestly entertaining by the low standards of spring blockbusters. As with "Transporter 2" and "The Incredible Hulk," Leterrier aims no higher than competence and achieves just that. Read full review
50
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
It all passes quickly, as far as that goes, but when it’s over it passes entirely. And something that sells for a premium price ought to linger. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
There’s little here to improve upon the stilted quality of the original, and it’s even more cumbersomely plotted. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
Medusa, at least, is fun to watch, and, as a bonus, we in the audience don’t have to worry about turning to stone (although, watching this film, your eyelids do get awfully heavy). Read full review
42
Tampa Bay TimesSteve Persall
Clash of the Titans redefines 3-D but in the wrong way; the movie is dull, dingy and, well, let's just say dull again. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
There are a number of cheeky winks from the filmmakers specifically aimed at Harryhausen fans; in the end, though, Leterrier's Clash of the Titans is nearly as messy an assemblage of mythic odds and ends as the original. Read full review
40
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
The remake doesn’t as much improve on the original as match it goofily amusing moment for moment. Read full review
40
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
Say what you like about the feuds of old, they exerted a dynastic thrust that made sense, whereas Leterrier’s magic tricks are the foe of logic; for some reason, the scorpions wind up as friendly transport for our heroes, so why battle them in the first place? Read full review
40
VarietyBrian Lowry
This "Titans" reboot merely demonstrates that building a more elaborate mousetrap doesn't necessarily produce a more entertaining one. Read full review
40
Arizona RepublicBill Goodykoontz
Charm, alas, is the one thing lost in all the banging and clanging of the remake. Read full review
38
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe Williams
In the new Clash of the Titans, the effects are computerized, the hero is questionable and, instead of an owl, we get a turkey. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy Burr
The results are -- there’s no other word for it -- a disaster. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia Puig
There's nothing worse than a boring behemoth. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderCliff Doerksen
This remake is interesting mainly for the chance to see top-flight acting talent labor over dialogue so leaden you could cast bullets from it. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
It's doubtful that records are kept about this sort of thing, but consider the possibility that Clash of the Titans is the first film to actually be made worse by being in 3-D. Read full review
30
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Unlike the original -- which, in a crazy stroke of genius, allowed Shakespearean thespians like Claire Bloom and Maggie Smith, plus Bond babe Ursula Andress, to mix it up as jealous goddesses -- the new Clash of the Titans is frightfully low on babes. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
It isn’t a train wreck--a train wreck would be memorable. What’s wrong is wrong by design. Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter Travers
The film is a sham, with good actors going for the paycheck and using beards and heavy makeup to hide their shame. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleAmy Biancolli
No matter how you dissect it, Clash of the Titans will never, ever be a serious motion picture. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Can't overcome mythic stupidity. Read full review
20
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
What's wrong with this sad fiasco goes far beyond its visual deficits. Read full review
12
Washington PostDan Kois
In striving for a combination of grit and grandeur, Leterrier misses a chance to make the kind of camp classic that could have endured for generations. Instead, it's a muddled disappointment. Read full review
10
SlateDana Stevens
Clash seems to be deliberately steering clear of camp, when in fact it should have steered straight into camp and stepped on the gas. Read full review
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