Excellent, Truly Excellent.

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2004)

Troy is truly one of the best films I have ever seen. The casting is spot-on and the digital effects are a definite rival to the Return of the King.
Brad Pitt's portrayal of Achilles was the best I have ever seen, filled with the arrogance and sensitivity contrast that I am looking for in 'The Illiad's Akhileus!
Eric Bana's nobility as Hector wiped the floor with any Oscar nominees of the last two years (Sean Penn? what is that? Johnny Depp was well better!!!) and deserves recognition for his finest work yet.
Though Orlando Bloom's performance is quite weak in comparison, I believe that his portrayal of Paris really captured the cowardice that is Paris. The slight arrogance of naivety and selfishness that became the doom of Troy.
Newcomer to film, Diane Kruger's Helen was, though very restricted, quite emotional. She seemed genuinely afraid of her husband and in love with Paris. Her line "Every day I was with him, I wanted to walk into the ocean and drown. I don't want a hero. I want someone I can grow old with" was one of the most emotional for me. However i found her voice incredibly annoying and hard to bare.
Achilles' lines are sure to be the most memorable. for example "You will not have eyes tonight. You will not have ears or a tongue. You will wander the underworld blind, Deaf and dumb and all the dead will know; this is Hector: the fool who thought he killed Achilles." is a line a believe i will never forget. However it was quite a wooden performance and the accent was less than perfect.
Appearances of such greats as Julie Christie as Thetis, Peter O'Toole as Priam and Sean Bean as Oddyseus were, however, by far the best performances and the only flaw is that there was not more to there characters.
I love the cast, the action, the drama and the most impressive part was DEFINITELY the Hector/Achilles fight. Though no match to my beloved Lord of the Rings, Troy is definitely ONE OF my favourite movies of the year.