![]() But without any redeeming message, all of those qualities come off as gilded foil wrapping on a spoiled blood sausage. The film just looks fantastic throughout. There are some impressive action scenes, some interesting special effects, some novel artistic interpretations of Greek images. Heroes are directionless, enemies' motivations are murky, and every scene seems to exist only to bring things inches closer to The Big Battle. ![]() While many will complain that it doesn't adhere to Greek mythic tradition, the real problem is that the writing duo can't make us care for any of the characters, and can't figure out what message (if any) the film should convey. The film's biggest problem is with its script. What they didn't do is make it worth watching. They brought what I expected, and made the film worth looking at. I went to see this solely for the involvement of director Tarsem and costume designer Eiko Ishioka, to see what these visionaries would bring to a swords & sandals action fantasy.
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