Much less than expected

Rating: Null/10 (18 June 2004)

I had been looking forward to seeing 'Troy' for several weeks and when I did, I felt like, "is this it? did I fall of the wagon and miss something here'? Although the battle sequences are phenomenal, the acting and storyline left a lot to be desired. The young actress that played Helen can't act for starters. Brad Pitt looked more like a California surfer that had nothing better to do than dress up as a Greek warrior. I don't know, maybe I was expecting a bit too much from this movie because there was so much hype about it and the movie trailers left you hungry for more. I expected Achilles to die in combat not just fall to the ground like he did. All in all I'd say it is a B- movie.