He just doesn't bring that rugged heroic presence on screen as is expected. The Australian actor cast as Themistocles in my opinion was a very bad choice, and comes nowhere close to what Gerard Butler did as King Leonidas in 300. Most of the acting was mediocre and couldn't quite compensate for the weaknesses in the story. Since the story takes place before, during and after King Leonidas leads his men to fight the Persians, it can be hard to follow at times. A naval commander, Themistocles is supposedly trying to reunite Greece. As for the plot, there really isn't much to chew on. In fact there is more action, more blood, and more nudity than in the original 300.

In an attempt to live up to it's predecessor, 300: Rise of An Empire is action-packed, presents impressive visuals and is very bloody. That would already be a recipe for disaster, even though in reality Snyder was supervising. I can't understand why Zack Snyder didn't direct this sequel, and how someone who has never directed an action sequence before and just one feature film can be entrusted with a production of this magnitude.

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