Very Impressed! (Not just with Eric's muscles)

Rating: Null/10 (16 May 2004)

Wow! I greatly enjoyed Troy. Being a fourteen year old girl the muscles and short skirts of Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom and Eric Bana were an obvious highlight for me, but I was surprised at how much I actually enjoyed the movie. The scenery was spectacular, although I noticed there was nothing about the gods tricking Paris into taking Helen back to Troy. There was a fair bit of gore, but I found myself not minding so much, as the battle scenes were wonderfully filmed, and balanced out with the romance and plot.
Eric Bana gave the best performance,( as Prince Hector,) and I found myself feeling his emotions, his anger at killing Achilles' cousin by accident, his worry for Troy, and a wave of sadness overcame me when he was defeated. I felt, however, no such empathy for Achilles, as Brad Pitt did not make it easy for the audience to relate to him. All up, I loved the movie and I was very impressed with the digital effects and the way the directors kept to the story.