The Return - Avis

Uberto Pasolini adapts epic poetry on an intimate scale...

This is The Odyssey filtered through modern grit and the haze of a post-Vietnam War film, presenting stark shots of an island in disrepair as Odysseus is tortured by what he’s done.

The performers are fully committed to the film’s vision.

...from its slow build-up comes a rousing finale, with Penelope setting an impossible feat of strength and agility as the benchmark for her new marriage material (as it should be!).

Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes bring fierce class to elemental Odyssey adaptation.

...a refreshingly grown-up and grounded take on swords and sandals.

The pair are so good that if surroundings were at their level, we’d be looking at a classic – and Christopher Nolan might as well just scrap his own Odyssey (due out next summer, on ten times the budget).

...this is a superior rendering of a well-worn tale. In its stripped-down aesthetic and sober presentation of the ancient world...