This an excerpt from my review for 300 taken from FilmSpot. You can read the rest at Motion Picture Reviews (a new site that I work at ^^)

"With all the advertisement and hype of 300, I felt obliged to go to one

if the very first screenings in my local area. I only expected a

through-and-through action film, but after watching 300, I realized it

was a whole lot more.

The story may be simple, but what the 3 writers brought out of it (Zack

Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, and Michael Gordon), and of course, Frank Miller

is exceptional. The themes aren't so subtle, but for a movie like this,

they cannot be. Ideas of Spartan teamwork and glory resonate throughout

the entire two hours. The dialogue is sharp, smart, and will be quoted

for quite some time. One of the lines that I felt stood out was one of

God-King Xerxes, who says: "Cruel Leonidas demanded that you stand. I
require only that you kneel." The dialogue would have been nothing

without a troupe of good actors, and 300 does not fail in this

department. Notable performances include David Wenham, Rodrigo Santoro

as Xerxes, and of course, Gerard Butler as King Leonidas. The

characters they portray are powerful and charismatic - the passions

they excite are appropriately over-the-top. At times though, I felt

that Gerard Butler could have said things better than he did, as with

these kind of films, there is a fine line between being melodramatic

and overdoing it..."

I urge you guys to read the rest of the review (little no spoilers at all), but, if anything, go see the movie. It'll rock your senses