Emily Wilson, the translator upon whose work Nolan supposedly based his movie on, didn't seem to appreciate the author's work in a review she wrote for the London Review of Books.
In her review, Wilson said the movie lacked "psychological, emotional, political and ethical depth" and had "nothing convincing to say."
Ouch!
She went on to say, "I had hoped that Nolan's affinity with these Homeric themes might push him to new creative heights, and enable him to conjure more believable characters. But 'The Odyssey' features his usual combination of grandiosity and superficiality."
Double ouch!
She continued, "The film's vision is too confused, its characters too underdeveloped, to deliver what it half-promises in terms of big ideas – although it is very good at conveying big bangs and big giants."
Oh, my word!
Then she went after the script "The writing is abysmal. None of the characters has a convincing motivation for their actions or words. There are no sex scenes, and all the food looks horrible."
Double ouch with a cherry on top. Although I have to wonder why she's so concerned about the film not having any sex scenes?
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