Perfect

Rating: 10/10 (21 February 2005)

This is a great movie. The wondrous photography, direction, and multi-star cast, applied to the Trojan War, a marvelous ancient drama anyhow--where could it go wrong? Oh, and the score still haunts me. Brad Pitt is marvelously belligerent as Achilles. The scene between himself and Julian Glover as Triopas, alone in the Achilles' tent, is priceless. I wish Orlando Bloom would be in more movies; he's truly a fine actor. My whole family watched the full 3 hours thrilled to tears. Whenever I see film this grand, I want to find others just like it, but there never are any. This film is probably inspiring viewers to read or re-read The Iliad; I have certainly brushed off my copy.