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It's bound to hit some viewers as an empty exercise in stylish gore, and despite a gonzo starring performance from Eva Green, 300: Rise of an Empire is a step down from its predecessor.
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The mere existence of 300: Rise of an Empire is worthy of note, especially the inventive means by which the story has been advanced. March 9, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
The mere existence of 300: Rise of an Empire is worthy of note, especially the inventive means by which the story has been advanced.
Peter Howell
Artemisia may ultimately have lost the war in this clash of civilizations, but she wins our hearts. March 7, 2014 | Rating: 3/5
Artemisia may ultimately have lost the war in this clash of civilizations, but she wins our hearts.
Cary Darling
Don't be surprised if, two weeks from now, you forget it ever existed. March 7, 2014 | Full Review…
Don't be surprised if, two weeks from now, you forget it ever existed.
Bilge Ebiri
Long on crimson spurts of blood but low on character, larded with production value but bereft of any other kind of it, "300: Rise of an Empire' is a 3D joke. March 7, 2014 | Rating: 0 | Full Review…
Long on crimson spurts of blood but low on character, larded with production value but bereft of any other kind of it, "300: Rise of an Empire' is a 3D joke.
James Rocchi
There is much grinding of teeth, and mauling of history, and anachronistic use of gunpowder, until we plug our ears and desperately pray to the gods of Olympus, or the brothers of Warner, that they might make an end. March 7, 2014 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
There is much grinding of teeth, and mauling of history, and anachronistic use of gunpowder, until we plug our ears and desperately pray to the gods of Olympus, or the brothers of Warner, that they might make an end.
Stephen Whitty
If the movie's action recalls video games, the dramatically artificial lighting suggests 1980s rock videos. Indeed, Rise of an Empire is so campy that it might work better as a musical. March 7, 2014 | Full Review…
If the movie's action recalls video games, the dramatically artificial lighting suggests 1980s rock videos. Indeed, Rise of an Empire is so campy that it might work better as a musical.
Mark Jenkins
It rehashes old ideas and seems to bask in the gross and problematic elements of the original, unaware of the changes in social attitudes that had occurred between the production of the two films. February 6, 2020 | Full Review…
It rehashes old ideas and seems to bask in the gross and problematic elements of the original, unaware of the changes in social attitudes that had occurred between the production of the two films.
VyceVictus
An entertaining mix of action and lively special effects, and depending on your tastes, should at least equal (and even enhance) the experience of 300. August 29, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
An entertaining mix of action and lively special effects, and depending on your tastes, should at least equal (and even enhance) the experience of 300.
Nicholas Bell
Elevated only by Green's gleefully demented performance, 300: Rise of an Empire, to its credit and its detriment, plays like a fun but needless extension of its predecessor. August 6, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Elevated only by Green's gleefully demented performance, 300: Rise of an Empire, to its credit and its detriment, plays like a fun but needless extension of its predecessor.
Ryan Syrek
Boring, numbing, unnecessary. June 17, 2019 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Boring, numbing, unnecessary.
Christopher Preston
300: Rise of an Empire is a fun expansion to the universe created by Zack Snyder. Nevertheless, its apologetic plot may be another symptom of Frank Miller's creative decline. [Full review in Spanish] March 23, 2019 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
300: Rise of an Empire is a fun expansion to the universe created by Zack Snyder. Nevertheless, its apologetic plot may be another symptom of Frank Miller's creative decline. [Full review in Spanish]
Nicolás Ruiz
The original's quotable lines are replaced with po-faced speeches about freedom and democracy, whilst the chosen palette -- all greys and blues -- is dark, dull, and tiresome. March 8, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The original's quotable lines are replaced with po-faced speeches about freedom and democracy, whilst the chosen palette -- all greys and blues -- is dark, dull, and tiresome.
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