worth waiting for...

Rating: 8/10 (25 March 2007)

***This might contain a spoiler, so don't kill me!!!*** being a BIG fan of the comic book and knowing a little about the battle of Thermopolyae, I have to say I loved it even though in some parts, it wasn't historically accurate, but then again if you noticed, NO historically accurate films have been #1 at the box office for two weeks so far.
Any-hoo, I have read the comic book front to back for many years now, so I knew what to expect, that was my regret I have to say. For me, the movie itself was better than the comic. There was in fact more character development in the movie than there was in the book.A few of the characters were "meated" out to fit the 2 hours. The movie itself deals with the idea of hopeless odds and fighting still for what you believe in, not as much as dramatic characters. If you are looking for a thought provoking film, this might not be it( given the images of gore and two women kissing in the trailer, that should have given the movie's theme away).
Gerard Butler gave a great performance as Leonidas, the matured, yet battle-drunk leader of the Spartans. The Queen, Lena Headley, took the role with such strength and conviction, that it shows in a scene where she proves to a sadistic Spartan senator what she would do for "Her Sparta".
Like any film, there will always be people that will not like it.I'll leave the other "faults" to your opinion.
I think it was a great film. Don't expect to see Sin City when you walk in; True, it was made in the same manner, but this film is different, and that's what made it good.