One of the big problems with ancient Greek mythology is trying to keep the family connections between all the gods, the demi-gods and the mortals straight.
That’s why the first 15 minutes of this latest 3D epic is spent explaining who all the characters are and how they are related to each other.
Of the two films out this week based on novels (Shutter Island is the other) this is by far and away the most successful and entertaining even if, at times, the subject material is almost too upsetting to watch.
Author Stieg Larsson has created a highly unusual heroine in the shape of Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace), a raven-haired, tattooed, pierced rebel with a cause. Lisbeth is out on licence from prison for a crime committed many years before and is working as a computer hacker for a large corporation.
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Neil Jordan has always liked making films based on fairytales, myths and legends and so the fact his newest outing is based on the legend of the Selkie isn’t surprising.
You can’t fault Legion for taking a decidedly fresh look at an old theme and running with it, it’s just it doesn’t bother to look which direction it’s running in and slams headfirst into a dead end.
Lots of films out this week with a fantasy slant to them – it’s just a shame they are all rather less than fantastic.
First up is Tim Burton’s new take on Lewis Carroll’s famous children’s story but you might well find yourself wondering ‘just who the hell is Alice?’ as she’s certainly not the little girl in the blue frock and white stockings of the original.
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