Had potential but end result contains far more style than substance

Rating: 5/10 (25 March 2017)

480 BC. The Persians, lead by King Xerxes, have invaded Greece and are heading for Athens. All that stands between him and the city are 300 Spartans lead by King Leonidas. What follows is an heroic event of massive historical significance.
Had heaps of potential. An historic, 5th century BC, event, told using modern-day graphics. Unfortunately, it quickly degenerates into being a lot less about history and much more about supernatural / fairy-tale crap (monsters etc) and over-the-top repetitive violence, all in slow motion. (It's not that I dislike realistic violence, it was just that it was so repetitive and frequent it was boring).
Really doesn't do the actual event any justice in the end and is purely style over substance, being all about the special effects.