'Pompeii' review: Disaster movie destroys ancient city, modern
patience  Emily Browning, left, and Kit Harington in "Pompeii."
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February 21, 2014 at 7:00 AM, updated February 21, 2014 at 7:10
AM  In a world where a mighty empire holds millions in its
grasp, where wars are fought in both the arena and the bedroom
-- and the rumblings of discontent are now echoed by the
grumblings of a volcano -- comes one man, made for this time.
No, that ad campaign doesn't really work, does it?   You might
think that a volcanic eruption that destroyed a thriving city of
about 20,000 would be enough to hold the camera's attention.
You witless barbarian.  No, lava isn't enough for "Pompeii." We
have to have earthquakes. Tidal waves. And a collision of '70s
bad-movie cliches so shameless, all that's missing is Charlton
Heston as a brave centurion or Richard Chamberlain as an evil
Roman architect. (Or at least George Kennedy as a lovable old
gladiator.)  Instead, w