Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is the film of the moment, but classicist Emily Wilson who translated Homer's ancient Greek poem in 2017 has criticised the film adaptation, saying it has "nothing convincing to say." Wilson gave a blistering review of the almost three-hour long film in her essay published by the London Review of Books. “I had hoped that Nolan’s affinity with these Homeric themes might push him to new creative heights, and enable him to conjure more believable characters. Universal PicturesHowever, Wilson did acknowledge in her essay how the film has brought new eyes and audiences to the classic. Universal PicturesAfter two weekends in cinemas, The Odyssey has made an impressive $650 million globally at the box office - 362 million internationally and $289 million domestically in the US.