A stellar cast in a pretty good flick

Rating: 6/10 (5 July 2007)

It could have been shorter. It could have had a bit more character development. It could have had a stronger plot to string together the battles. However, I really liked it. Maybe it was the subject matter, maybe it was the cast, maybe it was the look of it and the cool battles, but I liked it. It's really the one-on-one battles that are more enjoyable and impressive than the large army clashes. It was interesting that they chose to show both sides equally, with neither being necessarily the "bad guys." More interesting is the fact that I don't think Helen was all that. Rose Byrne, as Hector's cousin (and Achilles' woman) Briseis, was far prettier. As usual, I won't go into great plot detail or anything, as every other review out there can tell you that. I'll just say it's worth catching, if only for the spectacular cast assembled here: Pitt, Bana, Gleeson, Cox, Bloom, O'Toole, Burrows, Bean, Byrne...