Elysium Fields: No Game For Heroes
- Tagline
- Survival is no sport in the shadows of Olympus.
- Description
- In the heart of modern-day Athens, an athletic prodigy, Lana Stride (Ava Garden-herb), stumbles upon an ancient relic that perversely merges the mythic brutality of the Greek games with a shadowy survival contest. When night falls, the city’s historic ruins twist into a nightmarish labyrinth, presided over by a spectral Cowboy - Hector 'Hades' Caliber (Buster Keatuna). Lana soon realizes she must navigate a gauntlet fit for demigods, facing eldritch horrors that echo from the Pantheon's depths. Alongside an enigmatic Marshal - 'Zeus’ Justice' Jack Apollo (William Poultr-eel), who wields thundering law like a divine decree, they sarcastically spar and fight to unravel the mystery and survive until dawn. Directed by the renowned Paul Thomas Anderstork, this sarcastic spin on the fierce contest between mortals and myths underlines that sometimes courage and irony are the twin pistols in your holster when staring down ancient evils.
- MpaaRating
- PG-13
- PopularityScore
- 7.80
- ReleaseDate
- 07/04/2024
- Genre
- Mystery
- Director(s)
- Cast
Critic Reviews
6.50
Oh, joy, another 'champion thrusted into darkness' tale, but 'Elysium Fields: No Game For Heroes' tackles it with the sophistication of a minotaur in a china shop. Ava Garden-herb as Lana Stride flexes more than just her athletic chops, delivering lines that suggest she's acutely aware she's strapped into a teenage Percy Jackson's fever dream. Then there's Buster Keatuna's 'Hades' Caliber, who so convincingly plays a spectral cowboy, you'll almost expect his bio to list 'haunting rodeos' as a part-time job. Let's not overlook William Poultr-eel, our 'Zeus’ Justice,' with charisma thundering like... well, like a slightly disgruntled local weatherman. Director Paul Thomas Anderstork has indeed orchestrated an ironic symphony, certain to inspire bemused eye-rolls and the occasional chuckle. The intertwining of myth and the mean streets of Athens leads to the occasional visual spectacle, but let's face it, this sarcastic spree is as much about fighting ancient evils as it is an excuse to dress up tired action tropes in a toga. Bravo for the creativity, though it sometimes feels like the film is sprinting in marathon gear. Nonetheless, for courage under comedic fire, 'Elysium Fields: No Game For Heroes' sprints to a formidable 6.5 on the critic's scale.