Review of 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) by Jy S — 30 Oct 2014
Noam Murro's 300: Rise of an Empire never rises to greatness.
Partly narrated, the 90 minutes of storytelling tends to get a bit tedious. The back story is a plus, along with some of the character background, but other than the 2 major leads, everyone else is forgettable.
Done with a ton of green screen and splattered with CG blood, 300: Rise of an Empire gets tiresome visually. Other than some stylized swordplay in the finale, the violence is mildly amusing at best and hampered at times while the speed slows.
Eva Green works her minutes with a high success rate. Her line delivery is fitting for her role. Lacking a bit in the charismatic department, Sullivan Stapleton still manages to put together a lead character.
Despite some shining moments, 300: Rise of an Empire as a whole dissatisfies. No rise of an empire here.
This review of 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) was written by Jy S on 30 Oct 2014.
300: Rise of an Empire has generally received mixed reviews.
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