Well, if you like Cliff Notes or Reader's Digest

Rating: 4/10 (13 February 2005)

versions of books, maybe this condensation of the Iliad will work for you. Wait, those two purveyors of condensation usually didn't change the story and time-lines (10 years down to less than a month!). I was surprised they still gave credit to Homer for this; I'm not too sure he'd be signing off on their script somehow. The dialogue is pretty much horrible and does little to provide the viewer the bigger perspective of the history surrounding the story. I see Benioff wrote 25th Hour, then goes to this; pretty big jump and it shows.
Brad Pitt is a great guy for some roles, but he'd have made a better Paris than Achilles; The Rock as Achilles would have been a better choice for Achilles. Orlando Bloom I liked in LOTR, but here he mostly made me cringe with his portrayal of Paris (hopefully it was more the director's fault). Diane Kruger is pretty, but the most beautiful woman in the world? One to start wars over? Combined with OB's Paris, it's very hard to believe this couple served as the focal point for a war. The acting in general is competent, but not memorable (but I think that is more the fault of the poor dialogues).
Nice scenery, sets and photography, though.