Old-fashioned sword and sandals epic..

Rating: 5/10 (7 June 2004)

Troy could've been so much better. I can forgive the hammy acting and the cod-Shakesperean dialogue (it's what you expect) but does every epic movie have to feature the same pseudo-Celtic music wailing on the soundtrack - I wasn't expecting to hear bouzoukis playing but a bit more imagination is needed - like silence now and again! And why not end the movie with a voice-over telling us what happened AFTER Troy fell, to put the story in its historical context. This was another wasted opportunity. As for the wooden horse - it's hard to believe the Trojans would have wanted it inside their city. Just think if they had taken Paris' advice and burned it on the spot that would've made the Greeks look mighty foolish!