Action + Art = Pretty Cool!!!

Rating: 8/10 (3 August 2007)

Not historically accurate in the least, but that doesn't stop 300 from being one of the most awesome action movies since the original Matrix. The visuals far exceed what was seen in Frank Millers previous adaption, Sin City. The backdrops are so amazing, that almost every frame looks like it could be paused and slapped back into Miller's graphic novel. The acting in the film is also spot on. I'll admit its probably not too hard to play Spartan warriors or Persian dictators, but all the actors do so convincingly. Even the story, amidst all the highly stylized battle sequences, is pretty inspirational. 300 men extremely outnumbered, fighting for their freedom and their families, even though its been done a million times, Zack Snyder manages to make it fresh. Snyder is on fire right now, and I'm anxiously awaiting his adaption of Alan Moore's Watchmen, and maybe another entry in the "Dead" series!