"Inspired by Homer's Iliad" means they copied a couple of ideas from Wikipedia

Rating: 1/10 (19 December 2010)

It is utterly dishonest to associate this film in any way with Homer's far more interesting Iliad.
It's not just a question of the sequence of events, or the fate of the characters, or plot, being completely different... it is - like so many other Hollywood films of this last decade - just crude empire propaganda built to buttress the beliefs of the American Public with "a bit of history". Watch how the "self-sacrifice" plot develops and ask yourself, how many times have I seen this before in recent films? Besides the moronic philosophy the film really struggles with hamfisted cinematography - poor pacing, and really tedious fighting 'n' f*&king scenes.