DVD Release Date: June 24, 2014
Theatrical Release Date: March 7, 2014
Rating: R (for strong sustained sequences of stylized bloody violence throughout, a sex scene, nudity and some language)
Genre: Action/Drama
Run Time: 102 min.
Director: Noam Murro
Cast: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, Callan Mulvey, David Wenham, Rodrigo Santoro
It’s something that film critics probably don’t say all that often, but 300’s sidequel (and yes, Rise of An Empire is intentionally billed as that—not a sequel) was in desperate need of some Gerard Butler.
While Butler has managed to star in stinker after stinker post-300 and should’ve fired his agent ages ago, his commanding screen presence...