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300: Rise of an Empire

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• Adventure
• Fantasy

• 2013
• Noam Murro
• 98 mins
• 15

Summary

Ruler of the Persian empire and self-proclaimed god Xerxes continues his campaign to crush the emerging Greek nation, forcing a general from the democratic city state of Athens to lead his navy into battle against Xerxes' vast armada. Fantasy adventure sequel, starring Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green and Lena Headey

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

This worthy companion piece to Zack Snyder's 300 depicts events that run parallel to the Spartan massacre. General Themistocles (Sullivan Stapleton) rallies his fellow Grecians together against the massive Persian navy led by ruthless commander Artemisia (Eva Green). Like 300, the film is based on a Frank Miller graphic novel, and director Noam Murro skilfully sticks to what worked the first time in terms of raw, full-blooded violence and rugged, thunderous action. Fleshed out with the origins of god-king Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), the genesis of Artemisia's revenge plot, a wildly hilarious acrobatic seduction scene and some fantasy creatures, it's an enthralling tidal wave of epic sea battles, balletic combat shocks and artful slow-motion, all stunningly designed and beautifully rendered with resplendent CGI augmentation. While Stapleton can't quite match the charisma of Gerard Butler's King Leonidas, a breathtaking Green does evil in the highest style possible, despite being saddled with the most risible dialogue.

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6.2/10

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Cast

rolenameArtemisiaEva GreenThemistoclesSullivan StapletonXerxesRodrigo SantoroQueen GorgoLena HeadeyDiliosDavid WenhamCalistoJack O'Connell (2)ScylliasCallan MulveyAesyklosHans MathesonEphialtesAndrew Tiernan

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rolenameDirectorNoam Murro

Details

Theatrical distributor

Warner Bros

Released on

2014-03-07

Languages

English

Guidance

violence, a sex scene, nudity

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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