Sexy Men in Skirts

Rating: 9/10 (14 January 2005)

I have been reading the comments posted here about Troy, and because of the overwhelming negative feeling, I was compelled to share my own feelings about the movie. I loved Troy. I thought it was entertaining, exciting and fun. Most of the commenters have been bemoaning the disregard for Homer's original masterpiece. To this I must say: "If you love books so much, go read books!" Seriously, no movie is ever completely true to the book. It's fine that you love the original story and enjoy it much more than the movie. But it's not the filmmaker's problem that you nitpick. Yes, I agree, the acting could have been better at parts. Sometimes it got corny. But would you look at that beautiful set? Honestly, the city of Troy was gorgeous. Not to mention the men who seem to populate it. Now, I love violence and mayhem as much as the next moviegoer, but when you give me Brad Pitt, Sean Bean, Orly, AND Eric Bana running around, sweating and wearing little leather skirts...I'm gonna be a bit distracted. Troy was by no stretch of even my imagination a piece of great theatre, or even great film. But it was fun. And that, for me, is what really counts in a movie.