Too Stupid !!

Rating: 2/10 (30 March 2007)

I was heartened to see that many comments accurately described this film as the dumb piece of cinema it is. I truly enjoyed Sin City, Frank Miller's previous influence on Hollywood, even though it was a dark, perverse and brooding film. I had high hopes for "300". But, this was just re-hashed mayhem drawn from a slew of mainstream and B movies; even some of the dialogue was lifted from its predecessor, "300 Spartans". Some of the camera work and effects were truly impressive but did little to salvage the movie, sandwiched as they were between so many scenes of brawny body-builders strutting around the screen in their dark bikini briefs. The action was quite predictable at times, lacking in imagination and originality, and did little to build excitement. I wasn't looking for historical accuracy, not in a film like this. I merely wanted to be entertained, but this flick wasn't up to the task.