Readers who’ve seen my review of Zack Snyder’s 300 won’t be surprised to learn that its prequel/sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire, doesn’t meet well with me. It’s more of the same poorly scripted, intensely jacked-up, copiously...
by Vincent Leo · Published April 11, 2012 · Last modified February 27, 2019
Director Tarsem Singh (The Fall, The Cell) delivers his usual highly-stylized, incoherent visual masturbation all over this somewhat gory sword-and-sandal epic, cranking up the computer-generated display at the expense of such things as interesting plot,...
2000s / Action / Fantasy / War
by Vincent Leo · Published March 10, 2007 · Last modified December 9, 2019
How should a film reviewer who has a degree in Classics, who is a Frank Miller fan, and who has read the mini-series upon which it is based approach a film version without expectations? ...
I’m a little saddened to learn that the study of Classics hasn’t led me to become a leader of industry, politics or a corporation like so many of the fine students at the young...
Reviews from film writer Vince Leo, covering all eras and genres of films from classics to the latest releases.
Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.
