Wrath of the Titans

Set a decade after the events of the Clash of the Titans remake, bastard demigod Perseus (vanilla action figure Sam Worthington) has rejected the whole god trip and bides his time doing scut work in a fishing village. But his old man, Zeus (Liam Neeson), drops by and asks for a li’l help in diffusing some wannabe-Game of Thrones intrigue between … Well, it’s complicated and confusing, even though everyone stands around shouting and reiterating each others’ name, rank and back story at each other. It’s directed by the dude responsible for Battle Los Angeles (Jonathan Liebesman), so even the placid moments are given an urgent score and the shaky-cam treatment. The more action-oriented moments are a blur of spaz-inducing bursts of imagery set to pounding ambient noise. Granted, it’s not a total loss. An attack by a pair of cyclops has some goofy charm and the final boss fight between Perseus and a towering inferno with legs is pretty wicked, a swirling maelstrom of slo-mo mayhem set to a pulsing score that is admittedly pretty stony—if that’s what you’re looking for. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.