Product: The Odyssey [VHS] (1997)
Rating: 3.0
Read the Book
In its own right, this movie is good enough. It's roughly 3.5 hours, so be prepared with a bowl of popcorn (or two), but it's entertaining enough to engage a pack of rowdy high school freshmen, so they must have done something right.My major gripe with this film is that it goes painfully off course where the book version of The Odyssey is concerned. Many minor discrepancies and a few major flaws detract from the usefulness of the movie both as a teaching material and as a visual guide for the book.If you just want an enjoyable movie that is loosely related to a classic work, then this movie is great. If you want a reliable source of information about the story and characters, read the book.