Action packed blockbuster

Rating: 8/10 (6 June 2004)

Well, I guess you have to be a woman to really appreciate Brad Pitt's star quality in this particular movie. He hasn't made an appearance in any big movie hit for years and only played in weird and daring films (not bad, just not mainstream/blockbuster stuff), so I really enjoyed having him and all his sexiness on the big fat screen. As for his acting, I think he played Achilles (who is basically an egocentric bastard) very well, all the other actors made the best out of their roles, too. It was just that you didn't really have to act much in this film. Troy is about battles, about clashing swords and chariots and big heroes, and you can enjoy it as action film. It was a bit disappointing for me that the gods were completely left out of the whole story and that it was made to look like historical events. This placed too much weight and decision-making on the heroes' shoulders and while the whole story made sense in a way, all main character lost their loveability because they weren't toys in the gods' hands but real killers. I also dislike that they left out Cassandra, she would have made at least one strong female character in the whole plot. However, despite the weakness of the story (which I expected), I really liked the movie as it is. Just don't expect any deep Homer interpretations.
By the way, I have the feeling that there would be a nice sequel: Ulysses.