Brilliant!

Rating: 9/10 (29 March 2007)

Why so many people walk into the theater expecting a historically accurate movie is beyond me. So what if there weren't really any rhinos or elephants? So what if the movie was full of hunchbacks and strange looking people? The fact is that the cinematography and direction was superb. There hasn't been anything that revolutionary since The Matrix. The movie was made to entertain me not educate me. If I wanted a history lesson I'll go the library or watch the History Channel. If this movie didn't have the CGI or the exaggeration it would just be another Troy or Kingdom of Heaven. We've seen that a million times before. This was different! I was thoroughly entertained.