Reviews for the 2006 film '300', as directed by Zack Snyder.
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It's not so much the body count or even the blood lust that's disturbing. It's that the film, with its macho militarism, seems out of step in a war-weary time. By Tom Charity.
(March 09, 2007)
Everything is overscaled in this film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel. By Peter Rainer.
(March 09, 2007)
300 may not offer masterful storytelling in a conventional sense, but it's hard to beat as a spectacle and that makes it worthwhile viewing for all but the most squeamish of potential audience members. By James Berardinelli.
(March 09, 2007)
Director Zack Snyder takes a far, far older tale and reconnects us to it in a way that reminds us of the power of myth and should, if approached with a wary, knowing eye, remind us how that power has always been used to serve other, less entertaining purposes as well. By MaryAnn Johanson.
(March 08, 2007)
The result is a solid mix of live action and computer animation. By Robin and Laura Clifford.
(March 08, 2007)
If 300, the new battle epic based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, had been made in Germany in the mid-1930s, it would be studied today alongside The Eternal Jew as a textbook example of how race-baiting fantasy and nationalist myth can serve as an incitement to total war. By Dana Stevens.
(March 08, 2007)
"300" is all flash and no feeling. By Dustin Putman.
(March 07, 2007)
Rather than jumping right into what doesn't work with 300, let me say what does work. By David Walker.
(March 06, 2007)
A cold synthetic invention, 300 catches the eye but leaves the heart indifferent—devoid of meaning, to be sure, but, more detrimentally, devoid of feeling. By Nick Schager.
(March 06, 2007)
Snyder’s take on the film is a fantasy, the way the battle would have looked in the minds of the Greeks, as they tell the story of the 300’s sacrifice. By Josh Tyler.
(March 01, 2007)
Not content with merely bringing the visuals of Frank Miller's amazing historic epic to the screen verbatim, Zack Snyder actually improves upon them, using his equally sick imagination and a solid cast to sell this amazing story of the mighty Spartans. By Todd Gilchrist.
(March 01, 2007)
In my top 10 most anticipated films of 2007, I put 300 at #4. By Jay Clarke.
(March 01, 2007)
Led by Leonidas, a band of devoted warriors take their positions at the Hot Gates knowing they may never come back.
(February 27, 2007)
While very good, Butler plays every scene full-power, bellowing his dialog and flexing his oiled muscles manfully while brandishing an enormous sword. By Rich Cline.
(February 15, 2007)
Advanced screening focus group participant calls the film "a chest thumping, dirty, writhing mass of violence at times".
(August 17, 2006)
300 may not offer masterful storytelling in a conventional sense, but it's hard to beat as a spectacle and that makes it worthwhile viewing for all but the most squeamish of potential audience members. By James Berardinelli.
(March 09, 2007)
It's not so much the body count or even the blood lust that's disturbing. It's that the film, with its macho militarism, seems out of step in a war-weary time. By Tom Charity.
(March 09, 2007)
Everything is overscaled in this film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel. By Peter Rainer.
(March 09, 2007)
If 300, the new battle epic based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, had been made in Germany in the mid-1930s, it would be studied today alongside The Eternal Jew as a textbook example of how race-baiting fantasy and nationalist myth can serve as an incitement to total war. By Dana Stevens.
(March 08, 2007)
Director Zack Snyder takes a far, far older tale and reconnects us to it in a way that reminds us of the power of myth and should, if approached with a wary, knowing eye, remind us how that power has always been used to serve other, less entertaining purposes as well. By MaryAnn Johanson.
(March 08, 2007)
The result is a solid mix of live action and computer animation. By Robin and Laura Clifford.
(March 08, 2007)
"300" is all flash and no feeling. By Dustin Putman.
(March 07, 2007)
A cold synthetic invention, 300 catches the eye but leaves the heart indifferent—devoid of meaning, to be sure, but, more detrimentally, devoid of feeling. By Nick Schager.
(March 06, 2007)
Rather than jumping right into what doesn't work with 300, let me say what does work. By David Walker.
(March 06, 2007)
Not content with merely bringing the visuals of Frank Miller's amazing historic epic to the screen verbatim, Zack Snyder actually improves upon them, using his equally sick imagination and a solid cast to sell this amazing story of the mighty Spartans. By Todd Gilchrist.
(March 01, 2007)
Snyder’s take on the film is a fantasy, the way the battle would have looked in the minds of the Greeks, as they tell the story of the 300’s sacrifice. By Josh Tyler.
(March 01, 2007)
In my top 10 most anticipated films of 2007, I put 300 at #4. By Jay Clarke.
(March 01, 2007)
Led by Leonidas, a band of devoted warriors take their positions at the Hot Gates knowing they may never come back.
(February 27, 2007)
While very good, Butler plays every scene full-power, bellowing his dialog and flexing his oiled muscles manfully while brandishing an enormous sword. By Rich Cline.
(February 15, 2007)
Advanced screening focus group participant calls the film "a chest thumping, dirty, writhing mass of violence at times".
(August 17, 2006)
