Movie · 2010 · Adventure, Fantasy, Action · 1h 46m · PG-13 · English
Curator score: 0.7/10 (488.6K ratings)
The clash begins.
Overview
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.7/10
IMDb: 5.8/10
Letterboxd: 2.51/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 27%
Metacritic: 39
TMDB: 5.9/10
Director
Louis Leterrier
Production
The Zanuck Company, Legendary Pictures, Thunder Road, Moving Picture Company, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Alexa Davalos, Jason Flemyng, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Pete Postlethwaite, Polly Walker, Ashraf Barhom, Elizabeth McGovern, Nicholas Hoult, Liam Cunningham, Hans Matheson, Vincent Regan, Alexander Siddig, Luke Treadaway, Mouloud Achour, Tine Stapelfeldt, Luke Evans
Where to watch
History Vault
Curator Review
Verdict
A big, old-school mythic adventure with a strong monster-movie pulse and occasional spectacle, but it’s weighed down by flat performances, uneven CGI, and a surprisingly joyless tone. If you want a loud, straightforward gods-and-monsters blockbuster, it can still scratch that itch; if you want wit, elegance, or memorable character work, it falls short.
Best for
fans of Greek mythology and creature-feature spectacle
viewers who miss pre-MCU studio fantasy blockbusters
people looking for a breezy, undemanding action-adventure
audiences tolerant of dated early-2010s CGI
Skip if
you want sharp dialogue or charismatic leads
you’re sensitive to heavy CGI and synthetic action
you prefer mythic stories with a more playful or lyrical tone
you expect the remake to improve on the original’s charm
Overview
Clash of the Titans is the kind of studio fantasy that arrives with huge mythological promises and delivers them in a blunt, efficient way. It has the bones of a satisfying adventure: gods, monsters, quests, and a few genuinely fun set pieces, especially when the movie leans into creature combat and underworld imagery.
Worth noting
The problem is that it often feels like it’s straining to be serious when the material wants wonder. The cast is stacked, but the performances are mostly trapped in stiff dialogue and rushed emotional beats, while the visual effects range from serviceable to distractingly synthetic. It’s not without momentum, but it rarely feels inspired.
Bottom line
Still, there’s an appeal in its sheer commitment to being a large-scale, self-contained fantasy movie. For viewers who miss the era when studios made one-off sword-and-sandals epics without franchise homework, it has a certain rough charm. As a polished film, it’s uneven; as a big noisy monster romp, it gets by on scale and attitude.
Top Letterboxd reviews
Dakota Joaquin (3.5★) · 853 likes
Maybe I'm just sick of the Marvel corporate machine, but something about this felt super fun and refreshing. I miss when blockbusters were simply just high-budget star-driven fantasy adventure epics that didn’t concern itself with setting up 3 prequels, 14 spin-offs, 29 streaming service shows, and a cinematic universe team-up film to tie it all together.
If this were made today, every single God would’ve had their own Disney+ series & Perseus would’ve been played by either Tom Holland, Timothèe Chalamet, Michael B. Jordan, or Zendaya
shannon (2★) · 775 likes
please stop putting liam neeson and ralph fiennes in movies together, I genuinely CANNOT tell them apart
Mike Ginn (1.5★) · 728 likes
Biggest own on an actor I’ve ever heard was when Sam Worthington had a flat little monologue and my girlfriend asked me “is this guy a professional wrestler or something?”
cait (0.5★) · 427 likes
ancient greece is so fucking cool why does every hollywood blockbuster set there suck so bad
MovieFella (2.5★) · 314 likes
Greek mythology is the best, I hope one day it will be used by a great director