Lacking a hero

Rating: 1/10 (14 September 2006)

Troy was a truly big budget flick great stuff and all. However it lacked one vital element. A hero, or at least a villain.
There was absolutely no-one to relate to, and definitely not Achilles who was simply the most egotistical self-absorbed character I have ever seen in a movie.
This movie could have been brilliant unfortunately this is why it was not nominated for any real awards because of its lack of a protagonist, this is why Gladiator won Oscars.
The attempt at making a large war epic without an actual character to relate resulted in there being a slightly hollow feeling at the end of the movie. No matter which movie one thinks of all the best movies, American Beauty, The Pianist, Butterfly effect all had a strong central character with which one could associate. Troy tried but failed in this regard.