The Odyssey

Wow. The visual spectacle here is amazing, the camerawork and production design are amazing delight to watch. This along with the great sound and music means this is absolutely a film to see on the big screen. There are moments you can tell it was shot for imax, but beyond that it is beautiful. Performances are great all round, particularly Damon and Hathaway. My biggest complaint would be that the structure of the story felt very episodic. While each section links in with Odysseus’ psychology, I felt the exploration of his shame should have been spread across the film rather than all revealed at the end. Overall a great but flawed film, a must see in the cinema