A great epic but too many changes from Homer's poem

Rating: 7/10 (23 May 2004)

Many changes from "The iliad" (Agamennon's death; Menelaus's death; the Trojan war was too short in the movie, surely it wasn't a war which is long 10 years like the real Trojan war and, especially, Achilles in Troy at the end, in the myth he dies before) but it is surely a great epic movie. It was sumptuous, with a lot of epic scenes and great special effects (but some scenes are too exaggerated, the arrive at Troy for example). An outstanding Peter O'Toole's performance which was great as Priam of Troy but also the other actors (Pitt, Bana, Bloom) were very good. I enjoyed it very much; go to see it.