Why Henry, How You've Grown

Back in 2003 a friend and I watched The Count of Monte Christo and we both developed a crush on Henry Cavill who played Albert. He was 20 years old and an unknown actor. I remember trying to look him up on the internet but there wasn't much about him back then. How things have changed.

Today I went and saw him in Immortals. Henry is no longer unknown. He more than proved himself as an actor playing the courageous Theseus. The film is loosely based on the Greek Myths of Theseus, and I don't use the word 'loosely' lightly. If you are a lover of the myths take care, this is very much a Hollywood take on them. When watching the film go for the visuals and battle scenes, not the history.

The film follows Theseus, a bastard son who lives with his mother in a village, which comes under attack from Hyperion (Mickey Rourke), the King of Crete, who is in search of the Epirus bow. Theseus is taken by Hyperion's men and he meets Phaedra, a virgin oracle who can see the future in visions. She can tell that he will be important. With the help of Phaedra (Frieda Pinto) and Stavros (Stephen Dorff) Theseus escapes captivity and they make their way to Mount Tartarus, which is about to be attacked by Hyperion. The gods have been warned by Zeus (Luke Evans) not to interfere but Poseidon (Kellan Lutz), Ares (Daniel Sharman) and Athena (Isabel Lucas) disobey him with tragic consequences.

Immortals is made by the same filmmakers of 300 and the battle scenes are spectacular. It is a gory film so if you're not a fan of blood and splatter perhaps this isn't the film for you. If you are a fan of gorgeous male bodies being put on display then you won't be disappointed.

I thought the story was entertaining, considering how far fetched it all is. Cavill's Theseus is everything a warrior should be: strong, brave and nobel. Rourke's Hyperion is perfectly disgusting. Female roles are always few and far between in stories such as these but it was nice to see Athena kick some Titan ass. The strength of the film lies in the CGI and in Cavill's performance.

Henry Cavill is on his way to becoming one of our generations most recognised actors. His next major performance will be in Man of Steel where he plays Superman. Henry is unknown no more.