Classist Emily Wilson, who’s renowned for her translation of The Odyssey, reviewing Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, which has cost a gazillion dollars to make and has taken in two gazillion dollars so far, in the London Review of Books:
Nolan’s Odyssey lacks many of the elements that make the poem great. It has nothing convincing to say about time, memory, history, war, or about the relationship between one warrior’s glorious return and the lives of his family, adversaries, comrades, friends and neighbours. It lacks psychological, emotional, political and ethical depth. Its narrative structure is gimmicky. The writing is abysmal. None of the characters has convincing motivation for their actions or words. There are no sex scenes, and all the food looks horrible.