Overblown and undercooked attempt at an epic

Rating: 3/10 (16 May 2004)

Never in the field of human conflict has so little been achieved in so long a film with such a large budget. You might think, what harm can Hollywood do to a story that has withstood the passing of centuries? Well, they can bastardize the plot, turning an epic struggle that lasted over a decade into a two-week blitzkrieg; produce only three characters and performances of any worth at all (O'Toole as Priam, Bana's Hector and Sean Bean as Odysseus); and generate dialogue of such banality and stupidity that it produces unintentional laughs and an ironic round of applause at the close of the film.
Possibly the most disappointing film I can remember seeing. Avoid.