Just Eye Candy

Rating: 6/10 (15 May 2004)

I thought Wolfgang Peterson directed good movies. That is until I saw Troy. Troy was highly anticipated by me, and not merely for the fact that Orlando Bloom, Brad Pitt, and Eric Bana were starring in it. I truly believed that this movie was going to be the next summer blockbuster like Gladiator was. I was mistaken. This movie played out like a mediocre soap opera. I know I have seen better television shows than this big screen, million dollar picture. Everything made it sink lower and lower than it should of. I have pinpointed some areas which needed drastic help to improve this movie:
The Acting - How can Wolfgang Peterson be happy with the acting? The only good actor that carried the movie was Eric Bana. I was expecting more out of Brad Pitt, but he never seemed to deliver. And his emotional outburst at the beginning of the movie really bothered me. It hit too close to Russell Crowe in Gladiator. Also, why Orlando Bloom? He can not act beyond what he has done in previous movies. I now have to admit he is in movies just for eye candy. Nothing more.
The Music - The score didn't play along with the time period of the movie.
One minute it played heavy brass, and then switched to some mournful woman singing away (again, like Gladiator). The music made the movie cheesy. There was no great score to work with the film to make it better.
Make-up - O.K., I know this is minor, but I couldn't focus on the dialogue when I had to stare at Diane's face with one eye done in make up and the other eye without any. Was that to add to the effect? I don't know. But it did happen more than once.
Dialogue - Was this movie supposed to be funny? In many places I found that the characters humoured me. Why? Because the dialogue was cheesy and my 4 year old cousin could of come up with the lines.
How could Peterson make such a horrible movie? I know it will bring in money because the teenage girls will flock in droves to see Pitt, Bloom and Bana on screen. That is really all this film has to offer. I wish I could of liked this film, but with nothing going for it but eye candy, I hated it.
For all of you out there that want to see a popcorn movie, this is decent to see, but just don't expect too much.
P.S. Don't give Orlando Bloom a bow and arrow ever again.