In 480 B.C. the Persians under Xerxes decide to conquer Greece, but Leonidas of Sparta vows to stop him by placing his men in the strait of Thermopylae. He can't get full support from Sparta due to the opposition of the second Spartan king, so all he can count on are the 300 members of his personal guard.
It features the faint notion of a nation in a context where cities were more or less independent (ancient Greece), thus establishing a conflict of allegiances. It's passable but lacks vigor in the battle scenes and inspiration in the dialogue which invokes "freedom" as a general motivation for the Spartans and their allies.
Rating: 35
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