Pompous...but enjoyable for a while i suppose

Rating: Null/10 (16 May 2004)

This adaptation of the legends of Troy is a mixed bag. It strives to achieve a feeling of epic-ness yet fails on a lot of levels. First, character delevopment...where is it? Of them all, only Bana's character Hector is allowed any sort of emotional range. Pitt's Achilles is arrogant, distant and emotional stunted and Bloom's Paris is mearly window dressing.
The score is pompous and pretentious...large orchestarial sweeps for little things happening on screen that don't deserve out emotional concern.. Dialogue is taken from the script of 'Gladiator'..eg 'our actions in life echo through time'...out love will survive in this life or the next' etc. Overall...a pale attempt at an epic...even if the action sequences DO rock. Pitt is a bit of a geezer with the sword if i say so myself
Rating: ** out of *****