Excellent, but should say "Loosely based on The Iliad"

Rating: 10/10 (15 May 2004)

I am a Greek mythology enthusiast, and while this movie was absolutely fantastic, it was not the story of Homer's Iliad, which is set in the 9th year of the war. Despite this, the film was wonderful, and the story they told was excellent. The visual elements of the film were also good, the masses of soldiers were very realistic. All of the actors gave solid performances, from Brian Cox's greedy Agammemnon to Orlando Bloom's wimpy Paris, all the actors made their characters come to life. The film was also very good because it doesn't portray the men on either side as the bad side. You want to root for both Achilles and Hector at once. I will definitely see this film again!