The 2.5-hour AI-generated Odyssey movie is 2.5 hours too long

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Fountain 0" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-16-at-4.19.06-PM.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Christopher Nolan's engrossing take on <em>The Odyssey</em> dominated at the box office and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/03/the-odyssey-book-sales">spurred a newfound interest in classic literature</a> among filmgoers. But a new retelling of the story made entirely with AI is so bad that it might just make viewers hate the original book altogether.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The new film, called <em>Odysseus: The Fall</em>, comes via AI firm Fountain 0 and is written and directed by company cofounder Ash Koosha, who also lent his likeness to the title character <em>and</em> created all of the music. (The film's credits are very short.) The studio's only previous work is an AI film called <em>Dreams of Violets</em> that <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/939067/ai-film-dreams-of-violets-tribeca">made it into Tribeca earlier this year</a>. <em>Th …</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/996499/ai-odyssey-movie-review">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>