"The interplay between Neeson's Zeus and Fiennes' Hades is extraordinary, showing a brotherly love that transcends their bitter rivalry..."
"Feel the wrath" the tagline reads - and I most certainly did. Jonathan Liebesman needs a well deserved round of applause for not only bringing the epic struggle of Greek Myth to the big screen, but also building on what came before rather than simply rehashing it.
Wrath of the Titans picks up the story a decade after the events of it's predecessor Clash of the Titans and finds Perseus (Sam Worthington) trying to live an ordinary life with his young son Helius. However, thanks to a plot to overthrow Zeus (Liam Neeson) and release the Titan known as Kronos from Tartarus - such events force him back into action.
The film is epic in scale, Liebesman certainly hasn't missed a beat with bringing this action packed sequel to the big screen, which certainly amends a lot of the shortcomings that the first film had suffered from.
The cast is fantastic, joining Worthington and Neeson once again are the talented Ralph Fiennes and Danny Huston who have reprised their roles of gods Hades and Poseidon respectively, as well as new recruits Toby Kebbell and Rosamund Pike as Agenor and Queen Andromeda - characters which join Perseus in a quest to find the fallen god Hephaestus, played superbly by the ever wonderful and comedic Bill Nighy.
Most notably the interplay between Neeson's Zeus and Fiennes' Hades is extraordinary, showing a brotherly love that transcends their bitter rivalry. Similarly Edgar Ramirez as the bad-ass god of war Ares is a master stroke, emanating real malice and menace to this triumphant film.
There are also subtle hints that fans will be familiar with, such as the mechanical owl who shows up during Nighy's very funny debut in the film, as well as the addition of Cyclops and the Minotaur in the Labyrinth, culminating in the very impressive final act.
Wrath of the Titans is gritty and entertaining and while the 3D this time around is far superior than its precursor, and the story stronger, it was somewhat difficult to comprehend a couple of action set pieces that employ a hand-held and unstable camera view similar to that of Cloverfield - not necessarily a bad thing but it did make things relatively hard to follow at times.
