Not worth the price of admission

Rating: 3/10 (13 June 2005)

The first review claims that Troy is the best movie of this genre ever made. After an hour into the film I had to fast forward to get through the excruciating pain I was feeling in my head. The movie was less about the story of Troy and more of an infomercial for Brad Pitt. His Meet Joe Black voice can become quite annoying. Brad Pitt's performance was shallow and flat. He lack Russel Crow's ability to convey emotion without the use of dialogue. A&E television made a mini-series of Troy that was much better. Also, the sound mixing on the DVD was shallow and lacked punch. Casting a bunch of pretty boys to pack theater seats may earn box office rewards, but anyone with a sense of taste will agree that Troy was second rate at best.