Deary deary me....

Rating: Null/10 (14 June 2004)

(Mild spoilers).....when the costume design (as a whole is what you like best about a movie, something's wrong..........
I REALLY REALLY feel sorry for Peter O'Toole and Sean Bean in this movie. They seem to be the only cast members who can act. Brad Pitt as Achilles? Give me a break. I mean, really, the man is only good at standing around looking attractive and filling the gossip columns. The Greatest hero ever? Nah. Ditto Orlando Bloom-and watch for his "Legolas" moment, right at the end. A Wimpy and pathetic Paris-one which made me wish for the moment where he would die...which never came. A BIG plot change which annoyed me. I'm no scholar, but doesn't any one in Hollywood have any respect for source material? The Achilles Romance was overblown and overdone. And could we have some advancement of plot over Brad Pitt Backside shots, please? Eric Bana-hmmm. His Hector was sympathetic, but, then again, it was bad acting from a good actor. Poor bloke.
The women? Noble brave and Tragic. Ick. I wished desperately for one of Greek Mythology's Evil women (TM) which would certainly made a change from pretty faces looking like martyrs.
Then there was the script-unk. Blatant foreshadowing with the wooden horse, with poor Sean Bean probably feeling a bit sick with the dodgy writing.
Then the reference to Aeneas...just keep the scholars happy. *sigh*
Special effects? so-so. Seen Much better.
Conclusion: Save yourself $8:50.