Could have been a better movie

Rating: Null/10 (4 June 2004)

This film was not bad, but could have been much better. 1. It needed a stronger lead actor, Brad Pitt is pretty, but his performance fell way short! An audience will forgive almost anything if the lead is a strong actor. Bravo to Peter O'Toole! A supporting actor nomination for sure! 2. I feel the film didn't build up Helen's character enough. After all, she was the supposed reason for everything in the first place. They touch on it in the beginning but it would have been interesting to see how she got involved in the first place. 3. Costumes were sometimes terrible, not very convincing, I hated those blue lounging robes! They looked like something for Return of the Jedi! 4. Some of the dialog was weak, too modern for an ancient setting. 5. The second half of the movie was better than the first half. I finally started feeling some emotion. I give this film 2 stars.