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  • Starring: David Wenham, Gerard Butler, Lena Headey
  • Summary: Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for democracy. (Warner Bros.)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 35
  3. Negative: 6 out of 35
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Gianni Truzzi
    83
    Director Zack Snyder uses his computers to create ferocious and painterly images, with as much attention to each frame as a hand-drawn panel.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Will Lawrence
    60
    Visually stunning, thoroughly belligerent and as shallow as a pygmy's paddling pool, this is a whole heap of style tinged with just a smidgen of substance.
  3. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Rick Groen
    38
    As you watch -- no, endure -- this flattened-out spectacle, there's really nothing worth pondering save for a single thought: What a difference a director makes.

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  1. Positive: 330 out of 477
  2. Mixed: 51 out of 477
  3. Negative: 96 out of 477
  1. TomS
    8
    Enjoyed this flick. Thought the visuals were great. Not sure why folks didn't like the acting. Sure I doubt that the Spartans went to battle naked as they were, but then I also doubt that wolves had glowing eyes back. It's called 'imagination'. Use some. All in all good movie.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. Christopher_G2
    5
    300 is a movie I saw, I appreciated the look of the movie, and a few scenes were pretty memorable, but after I finished it I really had no urge to see it again. Even for just silly escapist entertainment for me there needs to be more depth than there is here. It's just a bunch of macho warriors screaming about war, preparing for war, and making war, and never did I really care about the outcome, never was I the least emotionally involved. Frankly for certain stretches of the movie I was bored.… Expand
    • 5 of 8 users said yes
  3. HeruclesDoh
    1
    This has to be the first movie since Hitlers propaganda movies in the 40's to depict an entire civilisation (Persian) as subhuman. Way to go guys... so the "ragheads" are demons and goblins now. Was the shock and awe not effective enough? You know what this movie needed! Terror Alert:High… Expand
    • 5 of 7 users said yes

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