300

from my 100 Popular Movies Marathon, part 30 of 100



300, 2007. 300 Spartans defend a pass against the entire Persian empire.

Directed by Zack Snyder. Written by Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, & Michael Gordon, based on a book by Frank Miller & Lynn Varley. Starring Gerard Butler, with Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Michael Fassbender, Tom Wisdom, Andrew Pleavin, Andrew Tiernan, & Rodrigo Santoro.

Concept: A
Story: C
Characters: D
Dialog: D
Pacing: D
Cinematography: F
Special effects/design: D
Acting: C
Music: D
Enjoyment: Boring. It feels like more running time is spent on patriotic speeches than action scenes. And the action scenes are mostly just men holding spears out while people run into them in slow-motion. Extra slow slow-motion. D

GPA: 1.4/4