Does Some Justice to the Iliad, but Falls Short of Epic.

Rating: 7/10 (13 October 2017)

Having read The Iliad, it is clear that Troy wanted to capture that epic tale and bring it to life on screen. And they sure did try, but did not succeed.
The camera-work was amateur in many scenes. The settings were gorgeous. Brad Pitt's portrayal of Achilles as a whiny, entitled warrior was actually quite spot-on with the original source material, despite being abhorred by many audiences.
The magic was missing here. The presence of the gods on the battlefield was absent, some of the most fascinating characters, like Diomedes, were cut entirely. Overall, the film could have benefited from much more subtlety in the writing. Too many times did characters give paragraphs of exposition as if it were normal conversation. (See Hector and Paris in the first 15 minutes)
Overall, it's watchable. You'll be entertained and you'll end up liking this movie. But you won't LOVE it.