300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE

300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE IS A 2014 AMERICAN FANTASY WAR FILM DIRECTED BY NOAM MURRO AND WRITTEN BY ZACK SYNDER AND KURT JOHNSTAD. IT IS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE 2007 FILM 300. THE FILM STARS SULLIVAN STAPLETON, EVA GREEN, HANS MATHESON, LENA HEADEY, CALLAN MULVEY, JACK O'CONNELL, RODRIGO SANTORO, DAVID WENHAM, ANDREW TIERNAN, ANDREW PLEAVIN, AND PETER MENSAH.

THE FILM IS ABOUT A GREEK GENERAL THEMISTOKLES LEADS THE CHARGE AGAINST INVADING PERSIAN FORCES LED BY MORTAL-TURNED-GOD XERXES AND ARTEMISIA, VENGEFUL COMMANDER OF THE PERSIAN NAVY.

IT RECEIVED MIXED TO NEGATIVE REVIEWS BY CRITICS. METACRITIC GAVE THE FILM A RATING OF 47/100.



                                                              PERSONAL REVIEW

DIRECTION                                  :   5.7/10

SCREENPLAY                                :   3.5/10

PERFORMANCE                               :   8.0/10

EDITING                                      :   7.8/10

MUSIC                                        :   2.0/10

CINEMATOGRAPHY                              :   8.0/10

GENERAL                                     :   4.0/10


OVERALL                                                              :   5.6/10 (GENERALLY UNFAVORABLE)