Troy was easily a 10 (Excellent)

Rating: Null/10 (19 June 2005)

Troy was excellent. Definitely not over exaggerated or boring. Based on reading "The Iliad" and watching the movie itself, I was highly impressed. David Benioff also innovated such a wonderful script for these amazing actors to follow upon. The movie was much more diverse than to be expected and very unpredictable; as it possessed Adventure, Drama, Action, War, and Romance movie genres. The Epic was very clear and not confusing, yet effecting. Lucinda Syson knew exactly who should have played these roles, when she picked out the wonderful cast members. Brad Pitt was the perfect choice when it came to portraying the handsome brute warrior Achilles and Eric Bana was the perfect choice to for the role of Hector (soldier and prince of Troy). Peter O'Toole as King Priam (King of Troy)totally enlightened the story and made it more vivid, as his character was a spark to add to the movie. Brian Cox once again pulled the movie through, by playing the perfect villain, Agamemnon. I think when Wolfgang Peterson created this movie, he had the word "life" in mind, as he brought the story to life. He took a fictional movie and made it very real. The plot totally focused on realism and the war was very believable. The battles, fights, the swords, the archery, i.e. is completely fascinating and so realistic that you will have chills. Peter Honess edited the movie to perfection. James Horner knew how to create a theme song and was wise to pick Josh Groban to sing "Remember Me" (as Josh has an amazing voice) This movie defines the term used by Sun Tzu "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer". People who dislike this movie, obviously don't understand it. If you have never watched this movie, I highly suggest watching this movie, as it is easily a 10.