Homers ill my lad

Rating: 7/10 (17 May 2004)

First of all who decided that every scene with "epic" qualities in this movie should feature a whining singer going oooh ooooh all the time, and why were'nt they shot. This spoiled every single great moment in this movie, and led me to cover my ears frequently. Brad Pitt is great expertly conveying Achilles boredom with the endless battles he is forced to fight, because there is nothing else he can do. His first fight should surely go down as one of the great fights of the year second only to his fight with Hector. Peter O'Toole is a cert for an oscar nomination, especially considering most people assumed he was dead. Oh and for all those reviewers the Thousand Ships Helen launched, those were the ones the Greeks sent over to get her back. The only major flaw in this movie is the fact that Agammemnon only becomes a villain in the last half hour leading at points to the viewer not knowing who to root for in the battles.