Storyline
Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel Xerxes and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster "300," this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield--on the sea--as Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. "300: Rise of an Empire" pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemesia, the vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
Directors
Cast
Lena Headey, David Wenham, Andrew Tiernan, Andrew Pleavin, Rodrigo Santoro, Peter Mensah, Vincent Walsh, Wayne Dalglish, Daniel Rashev, Eva Green, Ashraf Barhom, Hans Matheson, Igal Naor, David Sterne, Atanas Srebrev, Luke Roberts, Steven Cree, Nancy McCrumb, Jack O'Connell, Mark Aaron Wagner, Peter Ferdinando, Gregor Truter, Sullivan Stapleton, Velizar Peev, Callan Mulvey, Christopher Boyer, Farshad Farahat, Mark Killeen, Caitlin Carmichael, George Georgiou, Ben Turner, Fred Ochs, Price Carson, John Michael Herndon, David Pevsner, Christopher Sciueref, Jade Chynoweth, Kevin Fry, Nick Court, Dimiter Martinov, Stefan Ivanov, Bo Roberts, Gregory Shelby
Trailer
Reviews
78
While very much a “hard R” movie, Rise of an Empire is, nevertheless, the perfect sort of film for rainy weekend afternoons. It’s a spectacle right down to its shattered ships and duplicitous warcraft, and this time out the story’s been leavened and enlivened with plenty of old-school girl power.
75
The film belongs to Green — maybe the only actress ever to "graduate" from being a Bertolucci muse to a bloodthirsty action-flick dominatrix.
70
Anchored by Eva Green’s fearsome performance as a Persian naval commander whose vengeful bloodlust makes glowering King Xerxes seem a mere poseur, this highly entertaining time-filler lacks the mythic resonances that made “300” feel like an instant classic, but works surprisingly well on its own terms.
70
Village Voice
Rise of an Empire might have been essentially more of the same, but for one distinction that makes it 300 times better than its predecessor: Mere mortals of Athens, Sparta, and every city from Mumbai to Minneapolis, behold the magnificent Eva Green, and tremble!
63
The design... is stunning, an improvement over 2006′s “300.” And the action never disappoints. It’s a pity this colorless cast doesn’t hold a candle to the Butler/Headey/Michael Fassbender/David Wenham crew of the original, that the writers couldn’t conjure up thrilling speeches to match the original.
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