Imortais

Imortais não têm uma história para os mover para lado nenhum, ou personagens para lhes dar vida. E por cada corpo feminino coberto, há trinta homens semi-nus. Mas o filme é satisfatoriamente sangrento, a conceção dos deuses e a sua morada acima das nuvens não parece nada saído de um filme porno barato (ver o novo Confronto de Titãs), e o luxuoso desenho do cenário estão à beira do génio do design. Não estava aborrecido, não estava extasiado, não sentia pena de ninguém nem torcia os dedos, mas mesmo assim terminei-o com gosto. Pretensão espetacular do vazio. (14/11/2011)

That was yummy! A film doomed to the most mixed reviews. For some it will be an insufficiently stylized and insufficiently action-packed copy 300, for others, a way too stylised and an unfaithful take on ancient mythology, and yet for others, a screenwriting mess without any clear motifs and relationships… or, it’s really easy to criticise Immortals. But if I had to criticise one thing, it would be that, compared to his previous film, Tarsem Singh has taken a bit too big a step towards the average audience. But despite that, he’s made a very original and stylised film that I refuse to call average, even if I was forced to. Visually, it’s one of the most intoxicating films from last year and I’m sorry to have missed it in the cinema. (15/01/2012)

Tarsem Singh is a great storyteller of his fantastic world. After a long time, I have the honor to watch a director who puts a lot of himself into his films, and every time, at least their visual side can easily captivate me. However, I was disappointed that in War of the Gods, which had brilliant scenery, the story itself did not interest me. It was incredibly confusing and it was impossible to connect with the actors in any way, to get used to them and to be able to go with them towards the end of the movie. It was a pity because the visual side was absolutely perfect. I haven't seen anything like that in a long time. (26/03/2012)

Please, no more battles between reality and dream. Tarsem Singh finally found a substance in which his unmistakable visuals do not become empty mannerisms, but instead perfectly serve an interesting (albeit simple) story in the theatrical vein of the big studio "sandal films" of the 1960s Hollywood big screen era. Paradoxically, the epic is conveyed through non-action acts, which allows the excellent actors to shine. Rourke’s villain is rightly being elevated to Olympus by everyone, whilst Cavill's charismatic bastard holds great promise not only for the new Superman but for similar types of roles in general. Beyond that, Freida Pinto's ass is just for show. This is another one of those occasional film pieces where I was put off going to the movie theater by lukewarm reviews and, despite the HD screening, I will regret it for a long time to come. 4 ½. (25/01/2012)

A supremely aesthetic affair in which Tarsem Singh has imprinted his unmistakable, bizarre visual sensibility. The theatrical stylisation, the lack of epicness and the sparseness of the film's sets (while at the same time visually intoxicating) are the author's intention, not due to the producers' boredom and a hole in their wallets. I want to have this in Blu-ray. (29/11/2011)