There's nothing wrong with this movie.

Rating: Null/10 (15 June 2004)

Troy is not an epic masterpiece, but it doesn't try to be. It's thoroughly enjoyable, well-acted, well-directed, and an utter pleasure. Yes, I did a double-take when Agamemnon's fate, uh, contradicted what I read in high school, and the ten-year Trojan War was wrapped up in about a month, but a good story is a good story. I would say the movie is a bit closer to the way it really happened than Homer's version -- do any of us really believe the Greeks and Trojans were mere pawns in a war of the gods? In other words, the story is adapted for a modern audience -- the same way the oral tradition of Homer's time adapted the story for their audience. To those who hated the movie: I understand, you make good points. To those who say the movie is the greatest movie ever made: well, you're jumping the gun a bit, but yes, it's quite satisfying -- flawless in terms of what it tries to accomplish.