An epic more complex than usual

Rating: 9/10 (16 May 2004)

This is really good movie, not perfect but it certainly stands out compared to recent epic och grandiose films.
People like to compare this one to "Gladiator" and "The Last Samurai", and I must say that "Troy" is certainly more complex more faceted that any of these. The characters are the main focus in this movie, and we get to feel with peoples struggles on both sides; there's no good or bad side in the battles really. This is a tragedy where no one wins.
Orlando Bloom is probably weakest in his performance, but with Paris being an unmoving character I think the movie conveys even better the pointlessness of war and the worthlessness of the glory that for example Achilles is trying to reach.
The music was probably what bothered me the most and is certainly the movie's low. The soundtrack is really bad and sometimes it's in the way of what's going on on the screen, the emotion the movie's trying to produce.
anyway, a good movie!