If 300 represents an evolution in 'virtual' cinema, then at the same time it tells a story that transports us back to the violent roots of western civilisation.

300 has one-dimensional caricatures who talk like professional wrestlers plugging their next feud.

In this handsome pantomime, the performances are not what we are watching.

Zack Snyder’s 300 loves fascism with a campy, bare-chested, manly love