A tragedy but not a tragedy

Rating: Null/10 (18 May 2004)

I would love to be cynical about the film but in good faith i cannot. When i first found out that Brad Pitt was to take on the role of Achillis i was somewhat weary of the result. But i was not disappointed in the least. Although there were a lot of close-ups of hunky Brad it did no damage to the movie. Achillis was a warrior who became a legend. There is nothing wrong with emphasizing his perfection. However, i cannot but say that Eric Bana, Peter O'Toole and Rose Byrne stole the show. Eric Bana portrayed a character so deep that one cannot but get enthralled in the movie. Peter O'Toole is excellent as a proud and forlorn father and Rose Byrne was magnificent as a woman torn. ALthought the film does not stay true to the actual book, i am not disappointed. This was a great Hollywood attempt at summarizing and hollywoodizing a great historical event. It would have been impossible otherwise. The musical score however, did not find my fancy.. The fight scenes were original, unique and altogether mastered. This tragedy is definitely not a tragedy