The best of Troy -- Sean Bean, Brian Cox and the noble Peter O'Toole?

Rating: 9/10 (14 May 2004)

This film was pretty satisfying as far as a movie experience. I did enjoy this movie and would recommend it over most films that are sadly in theaters right now. The scope was impressive although I am overdosed on CGI in flicks these days, and the story was changed to protect the Greek gods. The saving grace in this film were the wonderful seasoned actors. Sean Bean was amazing as his voice opened the movie and gave me shivers, and his presence gave the film credibility. He seemed to be the only man in the film, and you can keep the pretty boys, thank you kindly. Bean and Cox together were worth watching alone, and Peter O'Toole was as I knew he would be -- amazing. These veterans and brilliant Brits carried the acting in this film, unless you were there just for the skin of pretty boys. Pitt was good as the great warrior, and actually not as bad as I had been led to believe, and Bana was intense but with his Aussie accent slipping in the way periodically, I was waiting for "G'day." Bloom was easy to dislike as the wimpish Paris, so he did his job, but was prettier than Helen Kruger in my opinion.
I do find it impossible to think that the director of one of my favorite movies, "Das Boot" directed this film. Things that make you go hmmmmm? However, that being said, I enjoyed this film as my first summer flick, and although I did not come out of the theater going "Wow, that was the best film I have ever seen," I did enjoy it and was glad I saw it.

Now -- please will some producer/director please cast one of the most watchable, best actors, and the sexiest man in film in a movie with a lead role where he can have the screen to himself instead of a cast of hobbits, Orcs and Greeks -- obviously I am talking about Sean Bean. Thanks.