If 1% was based on reality then Greece would have dominated the world as we know it.

Rating: 3/10 (21 May 2004)

With some expectations I went to see this movie. I thought it would be like Gladiator but maybe just not as good... Anyway I was stunned. Every scene was a well-made stolen copy of movies like Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, Ben Hur, but the big difference; Troy just doesn't match on any level with these pictures. The acting, despite of some good performances by Brian Cox (playing Agamemnon), and Brendan Gleeson (playing Menelaus), is awful.
Brad Pit is a mouse compared to the acting quality done by Russell Crowe for Gladiator. Pit, just doesn't seem to take real acting roles to seriously like he for once did in 12 Monkeys by Terry Gilliam. His main role in Troy was mainly to look just great as the ultimate sexy Hollywood symbol.
The music in this film is like listening to Dead Can Dance with the button fast forward on.
The special effects are not that bad, but then again, with Lord of the Rings in your mind we could say this movie has created a whole family of mice.