300: Rise of an Empire
(2014)
Directed by Noam Murro
this sequel based on an unreleased comic stars Sullivan Stapleton and
Eva Green. While the 300 Spartans march off to their battle an
Athenian war hero attempts to unite Greece for a naval battle against
the Persians.
The plot of this film
lacks the clear narrative thrust of the original and at times the
story seems to wander about all over the place. While the story here
is not as good as the original it pretty much serves it's purpose
which is an excuse for over the top violence. Noam Murro does a
pretty good job of re-capturing the style of Zack Snyder's original
but the big problem here is that Sullivan Stapleton just does not
have the personality or presence to carry the film like Gerard Butler
did in the original. Attempting to cram in an utterly unnecessary and
bizarre sex scene does not help matters either.
3/5
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