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It’s appropriate that this was lauded as a comedy since quite honestly that’s about all it could be since Hercules was sent to earth after being disobedientand kind of whining like a child because he wanted to see what it was like. After irritating his father with his antics Hercules comes close to losing his life to a mortal, which Zeus steps in to prevent, and then eventually returns home. As one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first big movies in the USA this was something that was kind of odd in a way but still gets remembered by a few people since it happens to be something that shows him in his early days before the Terminator and other big movies.

The main problem with this movie is that it seemed to drag and then hurry up in spurts, as though it had put itself to sleep and then woke only to realize it was several steps behind. The effects are about all that kept it at this spot on the list, since those are well done enough that it couldn’t drop any lower without feeling guilty. But overall this story wasn’t the most horrible ever told, though it could have been better since the false starts and the constant stops here and there were just frustrating enough that it might be possible to get up, go refill your popcorn, come back, and be able to pick up right where you left off no matter how much time had passed.

This was supposed to be THE Hercules movie that would trump them all because Dwayne Johnsonwas on a roll with his career and seemingly nothing could stop him. Well, something did, and it was the lackluster story development that seemed to slow down way too much and didn’t bother to pick itself up before the action was forced to start again. There was a bit of comedy in this one, some funny moments, and Ian McShane was great in his part since he knows how to hit his mark consistently and make his role something that you’ll remember. But despite all the faults this movie might have, it was still fun for part of it.