It's a long time since I've seen sword fighting like this.

Rating: 8/10 (24 May 2004)

A fairly good movie. Beautiful sets and an excellent casting. It was as if some of the actors were made for their parts for example Brian Cox and Peter O'Toole. The one actor that I was not convinced by was Eric Bana. There was something missing in his portrayal of Hector.
The movie offered sword fights which affected me more than most in past movies. I loved seeing the huge Greek fleet.
The story was approached by a realistic angle by Wolfgang Petersen but sometimes looses itself in romance. It's funny to see how faith plays a dooming part in this movie. After seeing this movie I can truly say I would like to see more old stories like this one on the movie screen.