As an Odyssey enjoyer, I liked this.
If I had to complain, I’d say the dialogue is corny and sometimes needlessly repetitive. The major characters like Odysseus and Penelope are less complicated and interesting than they should be, but other characters like Antinous and Eurylochus and Eumaeus make up for it by stealing the show.
I really can’t complain too much, though, because The Odyssey is still one of the all-time greatest stories, as well as one of my personal favorites. It’s a treat to be able to enjoy it as a nice big movie like this one.
Also, Agamemnon looked so cool every time he was on screen. And that one scene! With Athena! You know the one. Chills.
I saw this in IMAX with Dylan, and something that made me very happy was when he said afterward that one of his favorite parts was the scene where they speak to Tiresias in Hades — which is my favorite part of the original story, in Book 11. They left most of what I like about it out of the movie, but that just meant I got to enjoy telling him about it.