Can you say DISAPPOINTED???

Rating: Null/10 (26 May 2004)

While I can't fault the film for the acting, or shear majesty of the film, I am EXTREMELY disappointed in the way it distorts Homer's work.
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Characters die that weren't supposed to and others live that were killed off in the original story. Still others live longer than the original story had them survive, characters are changed up completely, and Achilles, who's body was supposed to be immune to daggers, swords, arrows, and spears, takes four arrows too many. I realize that it was only loosely based on the Homer epic, but enough is enough. There was no real reason to change that much of the story....it was fine just as it was.
Bana and O'Toole are both excellent, as is Burrows, but it left me sitting in wonder when it ended....is that what all the talk is about? Personally, I much preferred the mini-series, "Helen Of Troy" to this one.