Troy the short version?

Rating: 1/10 (29 January 2005)

Firstly I have the utmost admiration for Wolfgang Petersen and the most entertaining movies that he has made.
What happened with Troy? Is this the comic book version of Homer's 'The Iliad', which could have been penned by Homer J. Simpson? OK the Iliad is not a book of historical facts. Its wonderful story of myth and legend that was worthy of at least trying to stay as true within reason in the retelling.
The battle for Troy was over in two weeks! If they do the history of the Second World War in the same retelling it's all over in four days.
I was warned not to be in a hurry to see this sand and scandal epic, just wait till it hit the TV via cable. And they were so correct, I will keep this as short as the movie deserves.