Much ado about nothing full of sound and fury

Rating: 4/10 (19 June 2008)

I knew very well that the film "300" (2006) would not be an accurate account of the legendary Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, a turning point in history where and when the course of the Western Civilization had been defined. Frank Miller's graphic novel based on the ancient event was not about the historical accuracy. It was about an entertaining story, as Miller described,"the best damn story I've ever gotten my hands on" and impressive, arresting visual style. You would think these are more then enough to make an entertaining epic action flick. Well, not exactly. I really wanted to like the movie and I did not expect much but it became boring very soon along with its visual style, slow motion, and even lot (300 as the title suggests) of nearly naked gorgeous hunks who were certainly the feast for eyes with their 6 pack abs and tight leather underwear but not for ears or brains. I am all for fun and entertainment. I love action movies, I am a fan of Comic books adaptations - many entertaining movies were successfully adapted from the comic books. "300", IMO is very loud, very violent, very empty, and very boring - despite plenty of fight scenes, slow motion decapitations, and 300 magnificent dudes roaring HA-OOH! every five minutes or so.