The Odyssey (2026) Movie Thread

[LeeLee]

Absolutely fantastic movie, especially the 2nd half. Anne Hathaway and Matt Damon were both superb.

The only minor gripes were that Robert Pattinson's character was almost too cartoony a villain, and some of the words used sounded a bit out of place in a period movie. Although I suppose it's easy to suspend disbelief on that aspect since they wouldn't really be speaking English anyway.

 

[Power Ant]

Really good movie, probably his best since Inception.

 

[Dylan]

I thought it was excellent.

Matt Damon was brilliant Odysseus. Also thought John Leguizamo was great as Eumaeus. The set pieces were epic and very well done.

 

[Hera]

Watched it the other day, and the first hour or so was a bit slow, but the rest of the movie was epic. I do think some of the casting choices were odd - Tom Holland was quite weak in his role, for example.

 

[Best]

Saw it last night with relatively high expectations after seeing all the hype and reviews over the last week or so.

Decent, but I had expected a lot more.

I would have preferred some fresher faces in the casting - this is more a personal thing, but I just find it hard to really buy into Matt Damon as Odysseus when I already know that face as a bunch of other characters from other films.

The pacing was rough. It's hard trying to cram 24 books of source material into a single film. Still, it felt like the film never gives itself a chance to breathe - it's just one thing after another after another.

 

[The GOAT]

Incredible. Easily the best movie I've seen in many, many years