Eye candy!

This is a girl's opinion about the movie '300'.

It wasn't brilliant. The men were extra ordinary though. I'm not sure whether this is supposed to be a macho-bloodlust kind of film, or an eye candy movie for the ladies. (Other than Ocean's 11, I haven't seen so many good looking men act together)

Although the trailers looked simply outstanding, the movie was very monochromatic. Frank Miller is a great graphic artist and the dark nature of the battle was very well portrayed in the movie. However one wished that there was more colour added to the landscape. After a while, you want to get rid of that dull and dreary feeling. (One of the reasons why Gladiator and Troy were so much better)

Again, the movie was good, but not extra-ordinary. The plot was really simple. Nothing there to think about. Leonidas led 300 Spartans to war against Xerxes' army of thousands.

Now Xerxes in the movie was black. Are Persians supposed to be black? And excuse me, he looked gay. Was that true to the story? I don't know. Can anyone please answer that? What a transformation for Rodrigo Santoro however! He looks so good in reality.

I was disappointed with the script as well. A great script can carry a movie on its shoulders no matter how simple it is. Except for a few lines like 'Tonight we dine in hell' and a few other situational lines, the script was very run of the mill. Nothing that I would specifically remember.

However, it is the actors passion that makes this movie worth watching. Gerard Butler, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Micheal Fassbender are brilliant. Their enthusiasm shines through.

I'd give it 3 and a half stars just for the boys!