I liked it, but the could have used more of the story.

Rating: Null/10 (17 May 2004)

This was very much Brad Pitt's movie and it could have easily been called Achilles instead of Troy. I liked the movie even though Eric Bana's acting didn't seem that great and neither did Orlando's. The fight scenes seemed a fake (matrix style jumps and obvious CGI armies), but were good and expertly choreographed. I loved that they didn't make Achilles invulnerable but that he was just so much better than everyone else. Helen was very pretty as she should be since history calls her the most beautiful woman to have ever lived. I couldn't remember if there was a character named Briseis let alone if she was actually Achilles love interest as I haven't read it since Grade 7, but I looked it up and yes there was a Briseis and she was Achilles' love interest although the changed the story like they did with many other story lines in this movie. I was also upset that they ignored the entire Cassandra as well as many other ones that Helen of Troy covered, but that was a long mini-series. I also didn't like the fact that this was to be the greatest war ever fought yet they didn't even attempt to make it feel that the siege lasted 10 years.
Overall, I enjoyed the movie and the 'slimmed down' version of many of the stories but it could have been better.
Still, I give it a 'See it in a good theatre and rent/buy it when it comes out on DVD' rating.