All style, no substance

Rating: 1/10 (12 March 2007)

When I noticed this movie on the release schedule I checked the plot and forgot about watching it immediately. No need for another lesson in ancient history. It should have stayed like that, but I was coaxed into watching it after all. I've since had a chance to take a look at the comic book and must say that if the intention of the filmmakers was to capture the comic's style they succeeded admirably. The story contains nothing that hasn't been told before. I won't even go into issues of warmongering and political correctness. Many pop-cultural events have been called "the ultimate triumph of style over substance". This movie takes the crown for now.