Christopher Nolan makes a film. It is called "The Odyssey." The film stays true to Homer's old poem. But it also feels like a Nolan movie.

The story is about Odysseus. Matt Damon plays him. Odysseus feels guilty about the violence at Troy. He tries to go home to Ithaca. This takes ten years.

The film starts in Ithaca. Suitors want to marry Odysseus' wife. Her name is Penelope. Anne Hathaway plays her. Robert Pattinson plays the main suitor. His name is Antinous. Tom Holland plays Telemachus. He is the son. He looks for his father. The movie shows Odysseus' trip. He meets the Cyclops. He meets the witch Circe. He meets the sea nymph Calypso.

Nolan keeps the gods off the screen. But Zendaya's Athena is there. The film has many different actors. Lupita Nyong'o plays Helen of Troy. The director says the story is for all people. The movie is almost three hours long. But it moves at a steady speed.

The film looks at gender roles. It also keeps traditional masculinity. It changes the poem's end. The new end has more action. The critic says Odysseus' wish to fix his mistakes feels alive again. The movie gets three and a half stars out of four.