A Well Made Epic

Rating: 7/10 (28 June 2004)

Troy is a near-accurate representation of Homer's "The Iliad". This film starts off pretty well, but the various changes in location and focus on characters is very jumpy in the first half hour. After that, the film settles down to two points of view, those of the Greeks and the Trojans.
Another vague point is the hero of the film. Achilles is the intended tragic hero of the Iliad, but I found that throughout the film, we don't seem to learn enough about Achilles to truly feel great emotion for him. I was more sympathetic to Eric Bana's character Hector as a family man and man of honor.
This film has great special effects, but lacks slightly in the character development area. I give it a 7/10.