Good One

Rating: 8/10 (27 April 2006)

If you have read Homer's Illiad, then you probably may not be totally convinced by the plot of the movie Troy. It was not even near to any convincing adaptation of the novel. One big deviation in the plot includes warriors like Ajax, Menalaus getting killed by Hector which drastically differs from the original story in which they survive the whole war.
But as a movie, if considered, I would say this is definitely one of those very good movies that stands out as nice epic entertainer. Particularly, fights were pretty well choreographed, especially the one between Hector & Achilles. I would say that is one of the best one on one fights ever choreographed. Casting was done very well with Achilles & Hector, the easy picks.
One big flaw in the movie was music. From the beginning till end, you will hear a female voice crying amidst some scenes which I would say is horribly annoying. Had the music been like in Gladiator or LOTR, I am sure, Troy would have been much much better as a movie and surely would have been liked by many more people. If you can bear with that, I am sure you will be very well entertained by this movie.