It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

As Greek this film is a disgrace and insult Homer and the Greeks! Why I bother watch it?

I don't know why they bothered to call this a story of Odysseus. I'm no purist. Homer and the rest of them must have forgotten a lot and improvised some of the stuff along the way -- but why make a fictional story of some guy trying to get home and build a house of fictional cards of it? Oh, it's very -- modern. The color is desaturated, the special visual effects gloomy, the gore sloppy, the screams of the dying hellish. But when did Odysseus decide to defy Zeus instead of Poseidon? And what's Persephone doing as his companion? And why do they have to descend into the volcano? And why is the fiery cross sacred?You know what's happening? Bit by bit, frame by frame, these shameful productions are retrogressing fifty or more years to the days of the uncomplicated musclemen in the sand and sandal epics of the 1950s -- dubbed in Italian and shot at Cinecitta. It no longer matters what the story is about, as long as there is a lot of swordplay and, now that we have the technology for it, men changing into monsters and the other way around. Call the hero Odysseus if you want. Or Hercules or Perseus or Romulus or Uncle Remus. It no longer matters.I was only able to watch twenty minutes or so of this travesty. If this represents the future of cinema, I think it's way past time to apologize to Poseidon and get this horrifying journey over with.

Actually I was using a bit of hyperbole, it wasn't as atrocious as I made it out to be in the summary, but to be honest it is still pretty bad. Some of the scenery and costumes are decent, some of the monsters are interesting and Arnold Vosloo is imposing and charismatic enough as Odysseus. However, the story is hackneyed and is very uneven in pace, the dialogue is a vast majority of the time absolutely abysmal, the direction is heartless, the pace is poor and the acting with exception of Vosloo is laughable particularly with Homer and the goddesses. While the ending comes across as rather cheesy. To conclude, pretty bad but there are some minor redeeming qualities. 3/10 Bethany Cox

I really wanted to like this film. I truly did. The cast seemed excellent (although the inclusion of "Homer" should have told me all I needed to know about the script). Sadly, the best looking men on screen could not save this one.The language is always a problem, and I realize that it is hard to decide between going for pure period speech or making it all modern. I prefer the former with some latitude for comprehensibility, but too many writers today don't even realize how people spoke in times past, so the occasional slip into a modern cliché is just glaring.So as long as you don't pay any money for it and put your brain in neutral you'll get through it fine. Chant the mantra: entertainment value.