I will kill you all!!! (after coffee and a donut...)

Rating: Null/10 (7 June 2004)

Even if you don't know the story in the Illiad, you'll find several weak spots in this movie. It's fairly watchable, but ultimately disappointing... good cast, huge production, based on on a story that fascinates people for centuries and yet...
*** POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD... (if you don't know the afore mentioned "story that fascinates people for centuries")
Things that made me go "hmmmm...":

According to Homer, the Trojan war lasted for YEARS. Here, you get the impression it lasted for days... and very FEW days. Which would be ridiculous... it was supposed to be such a well guarded place and yet it falls after a few weeks? please...

This Aquilles has also very little to do with the one in the Illiad... but I understand why they had to "massage" the character in order to get Brad Pitt to play it.

One very funny (ridiculous) scene - the Trojans and the greeks are fighting. Large armies in each side, obviously. Then, Hector (trojan hero) meets (or rather THINKS he does) Aquilles (greek hero) in the middle of the battle. They start fighting each other. And, guess what - EVERYONE ELSE stops fighting so they can WATCH THEM. Anyway, the fight between the two men ends (I won't give away who wins... don't wanna "spoil" too much). And the winner says something along the lines of "Well, I think that's enough bloodshed for one day... let's go home". And they all just... GO! I mean - the war is, sort of, postponed! He might as well have said "Look guys - I don't really feel like continue fighting right now... waddya say we go have some dinner and pick up the battle again after coffee and a donut?". We were cracking up, after this one.

The whole story is assassinated by Hollywood clichés and stupidities that don't make too much sense. But, as I said, it's watchable - there are very good visual effects, nice battle scenes and some decent performances. And I suppose the ladies will also get a kick out of Pitt's enhanced pecs... Just don't say this is based on Homer's Illiad... don't insult the poor bastard.