Christopher Nolan's film "The Odyssey" stays true to Homer's epic poem.

But it also feels like a Nolan movie.

The story follows Odysseus, played by Matt Damon.

He feels guilty about the violence he caused at Troy.

He spends ten years trying to return home to Ithaca.

The film begins in Ithaca.

Suitors are chasing Odysseus' wife Penelope, played by Anne Hathaway.

Robert Pattinson plays the main suitor, Antinous.

Tom Holland plays Telemachus, the son who looks for his father.

The movie shows Odysseus' journey.

He meets the Cyclops, the witch Circe, and the sea nymph Calypso.

Nolan keeps the gods mostly off-screen.

The exception is Zendaya's Athena.

The film uses a diverse cast.

Lupita Nyong'o plays Helen of Troy.

The director said the story belongs to all people.

The movie runs nearly three hours.

But it moves at a steady pace.

The film looks at gender roles.

It also keeps traditional masculinity.

It changes the poem's ending to a more action-filled fight scene.

The critic said Odysseus' wish to live down his mistakes feels fresh again.

The movie received three and a half stars out of four.