So, we joined a good chunk of the world and saw Christopher Nolan's BIG blockbuster, "The Odyssey" at our favorite theater in Queensbury yesterday. 

I have to say the hype from Nolan fanboys and online critics was overwhelming! Comparing this film to "Lawrence Of Arabia"!? I mean come on! Haha! Anyhow, I was surprised on how much I enjoyed it! It was better than I thought it would be. In my opinion, Nolan's films, although decent for the most part, has difficulty in executing some of his plots effectively. Sometimes, he explains too much to the audience and doesn't trust them to figure it out for themselves. This time around, he did a decent job for the most part in crafting big, epic, action sequences. It was cool to see the mix of real visuals mixed with CGI. 

The only complaints I have is that the three hour running time was completely unnecessary! Some of the Troy action sequences went on too long, some of the other flashbacks and flash forwards could've been condensed. You can have an epic film be two hours! It's perfectly fine. Some of the performances were not the greatest. Sometimes, big name stars can hinder a performance and be distracting and take you out of the movie. Tom Holland was going for a non-Spiderman role and although he wasn't too bad, I felt he was miscast. Charlize Theron, and yes, Matt Damon too were just not 100% right for their roles. Don't get me wrong, Matt Damon did an OK job. It just felt like Matt Damon playing Matt Damon. Especially when I read that Christian Bale & Tom Hardy were both offered the lead role!

Oh Well, it was still a somewhat entertaining film and it does deserve to be seen on the big screen!