‘The Odyssey’ Review: In Christopher Nolan’s Vast, Thrilling, Slightly Aloof Epic, Homer Is Where the Heart Is Not

Christopher Nolan has directed an adaptation of Homer's Odyssey, marking the first major Hollywood production of the epic in over seventy years. Variety's review calls it vast and thrilling, matching the scale of the legendary narrative. The Odyssey remains the archetypal hero's journey—the foundation upon which countless stories of adventure and homecoming are built.

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