Kinda boring for an epic . . .

Rating: 7/10 (22 August 2006)

This "swords and sandals" outing is to be praised for its special effects and overall visual appeal.
It seems to pay reverent homage to "The Iliad" but truth be told, if the characters in "The Iliad" were so one-dimensional and wooden I doubt we'd still be thinking about them today. Yes, that's a sideways poke at early dialog from the movie for those of you keeping score at home. I know because I saw that scene three times before I finally got through the whole movie without falling asleep.
There are no stand-out performances that I could see but all were adequate. There is eye-candy for both sexes but mostly for the ladies that don't mind the violence; was that the audience they had in mind here?
It was nice to see the Troy legend (?) without any over-the-top god(s) sequences to spoil the human narrative. Myth or truth; this story still has an obvious connection to the human condition of our modern age.