What was promised
About three months ago Elon Musk said Grok would release a full-length, "historically accurate" version of The Odyssey. On October 23 seven minutes appeared, labeled "Episode 1." It was made with Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker.
What is actually there
The TechCrunch reviewer says the footage looks better than expected, and some shots could pass for real actors at sea. Then the problems start: the voiceover backstory drags, the dialogue is stilted, the characters do not speak ancient Greek, and the whole thing feels airless, with no momentum and no reason to care about anyone. The verdict is that they would not want to watch another seven minutes, let alone a full film.
Why talk of a "movie" is premature
Seven minutes of a promised feature is a visual demo. It does not show that AI can hold a narrative, work with performance, or keep pace over two hours. Image quality and a coherent story are different tasks. Nobody has checked the "historical accuracy" claim either, and the reviewer says outright they cannot judge it. For comparison, Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, released in July, was shot in six countries with a crew of thousands and became a major box office success.
Bottom line
Taken literally, what came out is roughly a fraction of an hour of video, not a film. The promise of a full-length feature is still unfulfilled.