Very Frank Miller-esquire

Rating: 10/10 (9 April 2007)

I thoroughly enjoyed this film. The visuals, soundtrack and cast are excellent and are typical of what you would expect from a Frank Miller novel turned film.
In argument to mike23-4's review, the film makers make it no secret it is not based on historical accuracy from story line to battle field tactics. Like Robert Rodriguez's take on Frank Miller's Sin City, 300 remains true to the graphic novel and proves to be a thrilling watch.
The one slight hitch is the story's bias to the Spartan race and the evident lack of Persian perspective. The bias unfortunately proves to the advantage of a hero versus barbarian type story, something that even Herodotus failed to take into account on this particular topic.
Great fight sequences, beautifully shot scenes and a moving and powerful story 'based on' an historical string of events.