Shallow, extremely shortened version of the Iliad

Rating: 5/10 (19 May 2004)

First of all, i didn't enjoy this movie. We don't get very much background information on the characters making them all pretty shallow without specific knowledge of the Iliad, and the changes to the original are close to ridiculous (Achilles heel is not mentioned, no gods involved in the war, plus the war only lasts a couple of weeks). It really is true that this movie was merely "inspired by" Homer's poem but that still does not give it any substance. The attractions between the characters are never really explained (Paris and Helena? Achilles and the priest? why??), which doesn't help the poor character development either. Overall the fight scenes are well choreographed, the film has great visual effects but it's not worth seeing in a movie theater, you'll just be bored...