You've got to be kidding me

Rating: 3/10 (13 March 2007)

Ever since I saw the trailer for "300" I couldn't wait for it to come out. I even read the comic and thought it was pretty cool but was worried about how it would translate to a two-hour movie. After seeing it, I feel let down.
The visuals are impressive but try to carry the movie and, in the end, cannot. They mask a weak plot that has wooden, one-dimensional characters and action that is really cartoonish and too much like a video game. Do you expect me to believe there are 250,000 Persians, but they fight the Spartans one at a time?
The subplot with the Queen kills the movie. It adds nothing to the story of the Battle and comes across painfully as a filler. It almost felt like "300" was two separate movies; one about the Battle, and a totally unrelated one about the Queen. I couldn't help but feel the movie would have been much better if they spent more time developing some of the minor characters like Dilios, Eliphates, Stelios, and the Captain to make the climax more engaging.
"300" is a letdown to say the least. Save your money and watch the trailer again; it's much more entertaining than the actual movie.