This film reached its goal.

Rating: 10/10 (7 April 2008)

Taken for what it set out to accomplish (film a graphic novel) this is almost perfection. I give Sin City a slight edge because it's a little more accurate to the graphic novel it's based on.
A lot of people are up in arms about how this movie glorifies war and is insensitive to other races but guess what?....There are countless movies that are "insensitive" toward anything you can name and most don't seem to get half the attention 300 does. I'd say about 80% of movies glorify something (Violence, Sexual Content/Nudity, Swearing and so forth). Don't watch something if you think it might offend you. People put themselves in that position all the time and then everyone else has to hear the bitchin' that comes from not being well informed about the movie going in.
My Mom watched this movie and gave it a 9 as well. She's 60 and doesn't like lots of brutal violence and overt sexuality. She saw it as it was supposed to be seen because she was well informed about the purpose it was trying to present. (She thought the violence was to much and still gave it a 9).
Enough ranting. The visuals were spectacular and breathtaking especially in the magnitude of the battles. The sound was good enough that I felt half the blows being dealt out. The acting was way over the top but it was supposed to be.
Someone on the 300 boards mentioned that this is a popcorn flick. I agree. If your looking for reality here look elsewhere. That's not the point. Have fun watching what amounts to a really cool visual treat and great action film.