Years after the Trojan War, the warrior king Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) returns to his kingdom of Ithaca. Haggard, unrecognizable and no longer the mighty warrior he was. His Queen (Juliette Binoche) is a prisoner in her palace while suitors demand she choose a new husband and his son (Charlie Plummer) faces death at their hands. Based on the last sections of THE ODYSSEY by Homer and directed by Uberto Pasolini (STILL LIFE). A fine retelling of the latter chapters of the Homer epic albeit not without its flaws. It's not Homer's ODYSSEY as Pasolini brings a contemporary attitude to classic mythology. It works for the most part although the son's character is ill conceived. He comes across as a petulant spoiled brat (though that might be the fault of Plummer) which I don't think is what they intended. Also some of the hairstyles of the males are glaringly anachronistic. But it's a solid effort and the performances of Fiennes and Binoche (their third teaming) are perfect. A big thumbs up to the cinematography of Marius Pandru (shot on location in Greece) and the score by Rachel Portman. With Angela Molina and Marwan Kenzari.
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