In case you haven't seen 300, any poster section in any shop or was absent from cinema for the whole of 2006 - the title is a reference to Zack Snyders popular film 300.
Last night I finally got to see what everyone was raving about - and I do see why.
Forgetting the huge use of CGI for a moment, the acting was really good, especially Lena Headey as the Queen of Sparta and Rodrigo Santoro as Xerxes. They were both great characters and really convincing. I'm not discounting Gerard Butler's career boosting performance as King Leonidas, because he was inspiring and seemed to fill the role as if it were his own story but when Xerxes first appeared the way he was presented was awe - inspriring and fitting for someone who considers themselves a God. Also compared to Leonidas he seemed to tower over him - Makes me wonder how tall Rodrigo is in real life.
The production made it a truly worthy representation of the epic battle that was, and the writing was spot on.
I would recommend it to most people - unless you have any problems seeing severed bodies, corruption, loinclothes or gratuitous beards.......