For Troy!

Rating: Null/10 (3 October 2011)

Let it burn let Troy burn! This movie is good but not even close to great. I will say it didn't seem to cliché at all. This of course is based on the story of how Troy fell and the heroes that fought in it, and of course the giant horse that everyone knows of. I have no clue how accurate this movie is but they sure make it look cool.
The plot is of course the fall of Troy, so how does this movie sell the audience on a movie they already know the ending to? Well they add some bad-ass fight scenes with Brad Pitt, men getting slaughtered by swords, arrows, and in one case a giant hammer. I find this movie is very interesting to watch, but thats it.
The biggest problem I see with this movie is all the characters are flat, Brad Pitt play Achillies the warrior with a heart. Then you have Eric Bana who plays Hector the family man and the only character I even gave a damn about. Last of the big ones Orlando Bloom who is Paris the whiniest person in the whole damn film and yet he still has his bow and arrow from The Lord of the Rings. It would've been epic if he was Legolas that could've made this movie a master piece instead of a rental worthy movie. In the end with all the characters with them being so flat when they die you don't care you just think OK next fight scene.
The dialog isn't bad but could be a helluva lot better. All the characters will have at least one line of really cheesy dialog that seems like George Lucas wrote it.
Now the music score is fantastic I applaud the composer. In certain scenes the score just pulls you in and you become immersed.
Overall low rental for those who like the Greek tales or guys slicing each other up into little bits. For everyone else who might be curious See It On Cable there just isn't anything to recommend for you to spend any money on.