Not worth the hype

Rating: 3/10 (20 March 2007)

I had great expectations from this one. I am a great fan of the old war movies like LOTR, Troy, Alexander, Jason and the Argonauts etcetera. This fictionalized account of the Battle of Thermopylae could have been much better. The special effects are OK, when compared to movies like The Lord of the Rings. The acting is mediocre, the story is not captivating and there are too many slow motion action scenes. I got the impression that the makers of this movie are trying to sell it only for its violent action scenes and nothing else. The movie might have been OK if a few recognized actors were part of it. And if only the screenplay and dialogs were a little better. I felt it was a total waste of time.