300
The war between the un-bowing Spartans and the dominating Persians propelled King Leonidas, to leads 300 Spartans into battle.
29 December 1958, Bristol, England, UK
3 February 1947, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
28 August 1959, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1 August 1928, London, England, UK
3 March 1970, Pakistan
July 06, 2010
Despite a cracking central premise and outstanding visuals, 300 ultimately leaves you feeling more gutted than some of the disemboweled soldiers on display throughout the movie.
March 10, 2007
Part of the fascination of the Thermopylae story is that it really happened, and it helped define real heroism. There's nothing remotely like reality to be had in this film.
August 08, 2008
300 has one-dimensional caricatures who talk like professional wrestlers plugging their next feud.
September 13, 2013
Our instinctual desire to sneer at the implausibility of the story is stalled by a sense of ambition that seems unmatched even by the standards of the Hollywood assembly line.
March 21, 2007
300 was as pathetically puerile as I had expected.
November 03, 2012
So manly it makes Troy look like a Mary-Kate and Ashley adventure.
March 10, 2007
As to this pumped-up spectacle's other aims, it's anybody's guess: selling gladiatorial chest-beating as beefcake erotica? Combining a movie and its own video-game spin-off into one package? Being both a dessert topping and a floor wax?
July 09, 2012
Wallowing in the same adolescent nihilism as his Sin City, this adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel suffers from a similar lack of momentum.
March 17, 2007
It might have been one of the great all-time mad, bad movies but for one thing - it's just sooo boring.
July 06, 2010
As the first blockbuster of the year, 300 sets the bar high enough, and is enjoyably silly.
March 22, 2016
There is an intelligent movie to be made about Spartan warrior culture, but 300 is not it. It is a fun ride, though, as long as you don't see it on a full stomach.
March 26, 2007
A muscle-magazine fantasy crossed with a video game and an Army recruiting film.
