Easily Forgettable

Rating: 5/10 (24 January 2005)

This is not a great film, it is far too long, and it is just about void of any great acting. If I had to choose "Best Actor" for this film, it would be Eric Bana. Really an excellent job considering the script he had to work with. Apart from that, the other actors would have been just as convincing if they were on a Greek stage holding dramatic masks to their faces. It seemed Brad Pitt was always trying to act but just couldn't jive with the character. I wanted to laugh at some parts, such as when he was "acting" angry while calling Hector out to fight. Terrible. Peter O'Toole, though once a great actor, is just too old, and I hate to say that. I sincerely believe that Brad Pitt and Peter O'Toole were recruited because the producers wanted some "big name" appeal. Shame. To set the record straight, I do not dislike Brad Pitt. I thought he was great in "Fight Club" and other films. But perhaps he should avoid the epic.