wrong actors, wrong story, opportunity missed.

Rating: 6/10 (23 April 2005)

Troy was, to me, a film that never quiet made it. If it hadst been for the superb presence and acting of he who played Hector and the excellent portrayal of Priam then it might have totally floundered. the fighting sequences were often too hurried and chopped around too swiftly for some to establish who was doing what to whom. Casting for this movie seems to have been done more on who is 'in' at the moment, rather than who could best portray the character. Certainly I found Pitt's display as Achilles somewhat painful. But my main beef is with the tampering with the story. I cant say history obviously, but things which I expected to come to pass simply didn't and some things portrayed were totally unexpected. This could have been a great movie. It will languish in the corner of my DVD collection for those days when I fancy some light entertainment and don't care too much about what I watch.