Well done epic mix between historical and fantasy movie

Rating: 8/10 (24 May 2009)

Let's not care too much about how accurate it is to the myth (probably very little) and enjoy it for its own merits. If you want a big budget pseudo-historical movie with epic battles (although far from the best), gripping duels, charismatic heroes, tragedy and romance, this should fit the bill nicely. I very much liked the twists (although there's one anybody should already know ;) and the characters who, surprisingly for this type of film, were for the most part multidimensional and not without their flaws/redeeming factors on both sides of the conflict. It's just too bad that the gods were mostly evacuated from the story (with one possible exception) but then it might have hurt the rest of the character development too much. I was entertained and somewhat impressed despite my initial misgivings. It's worth renting or purchasing
Rating: 8 out of 10