A Great Greek Tragedy

Rating: 8/10 (15 May 2004)

If a Tragedy is making the wrong choice at the wrong time, then the characters in this fine movie have lived (and died) through one. For example:
1) Taking Helen to Troy 2) Defending Paris 3) Attacking the Greeks at Night 4) Taking the Horse into the City
Of course, all of these decisions were made by Trojans, which makes you wonder if they didn't bring it all on themselves in this movie... but I digress.
Although Brad Pitt's acting was a little cardboard, his character is basically a characterization. Hector, being much more human and fallible, came across more as a person - which didn't help him much in his fight with Achilles.
The battle scenes were tremendous. The line between C.G.I. and live action is more blurred every day. I couldn't point out any obviously bad graphics (unlike the "burly brawl" in Matrix Reloaded). I would have liked more of Sean Bean - but Ulysses was always a very interesting character anyway.
P.S. to Wolfgang - could somebody remind Orlando Bloom that we are in the Hellenistic Age - not Middle Earth - when using the Bow he morphed into Legolas..... All I needed was an Cave Troll to come up and smite the Greeks.
Final Tally - 8 out 10 - with a probable 9 or 9.5 for the inevitable DVD with added scenes.