Brilliant!

Rating: 10/10 (3 April 2007)

In the past few years epic sagas was a bit in the background and disappointing. From Alexander to Troy to Kingdom of heaven. All done by renowned directors and huge budgets.
Here the line of sagas takes a turn for the good. Different from the other epic movies of late, the director, Zack Snyder is a new-comer to epics and film direction in general, with only popular movies like Dawn of the Dead under his directing belt. This is an absolute directing masterpiece and shot beautifully. The colours focused on are of passionate and sexual nature (Crimson Red and bright yellow) which contributes to the atmosphere of the movie immensely.
The storyline is brilliant and the focus points of the history is well explained and interpreted.
The acting parts are brilliantly portrayed and, in my opinion, a lot can be expected from Gerard Butler in the near future.
This film is good entertainment all round. Fun to watch. Interesting to see how they interpret the Battle of Thermopylae and something to talk about afterwards.
A must see for any filmfanatic!