Two Thumbs Up

Rating: 7/10 (1 June 2004)

In my eyes, the action in Troy works. The one-on-one fights in the movie are well-filmed and nicely choreographed. The casting is perfect. Troy rocks and, if not for some lengthy moments, could have found its own place among other epics, such as Spartacus or Braveheart.
Prince of Troy runs off with Greek ruler's wife. This is just the sort of excuse Greece needs to send its entire army, with brooding champion hero Achilles in tow, to wipe out the Trojans.
The best moment in Troy is when the King, played by Peter O' Toole pleads to Achilles to return his son. Our screenwriter has made the heroes as human as possible, and lets the audience decide whom to pass judgment on. Aside from the unnecessary armies expected in a movie such as the Rings' Return of the King, Troy is a very deep movie, that creates its own myth, or tragedy, if you will.