Eric Bana steals the show, but movie remains great nevertheless

Rating: 9/10 (8 November 2004)

'Troy' is basically your typical action film: hot actors, gorgeous actress', lot's of gore and insanely long. But if it's extremely stereotypical, why did I find myself liking it so much? The reason is that, although 'Troy' is like every other action movie around, there are certain points that stand out.
One of these is Eric Bana. He is one of the most talented actors I have ever seen, and is completely overshadowed by well-known hotties Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom. Bana, however, completely stole the show for me, and for numerous other people. He led me into one of my crazy actor-obsession fazes, and I wasn't afraid to admit that he was the best part of this movie. In the movie, he got a lot of impacting lines which are laughable if you don't say them right. However, he managed to pull it off and his lines actually were inspiring. You grew to care about what happened to his character; more than any of the others.
This film is so underrated and I can't understand why. Sure, there are some cheesy lines and some bad acting, bad what film doesn't have that? A lot of people say that the storyline was weak and Hollywood-ized, and that might be true. But if you just sit back, stop thinking about everything that should have happened, etc., and watch the movie, you might find yourself enjoying it.
One thing that I really liked about the movie was that, though there was an evil character (Agamemnon), they did not show either of the two armies as being the 'bad guys' or the 'good guys'. They were equal, and by seeing both sides of the story, you can easily sympathize with both of them.
This is one of those movies where you either love it or you hate it. I can't decide for you, but I suggest you give this movie a chance instead of letting it disappear into the B-film section.
9/10