Troy

This is a fairly good movie, but a poor adaption of the Illiad. If you are looking for historical accuracy or a closely followed adaptation of the Illiad, then you've come to the wrong place. For viewers who have never read the Illiad this film will be enjoyable (not as enjoyable as the Lord of the Rings Trilogy where the adaptation was faithful to the original story), a typical action epic and if you enjoy such movies then you will be entertained.

The story is familiar: In 1193 B.C., Prince Paris of Troy stole the beautiful Greek woman, Helen, away from her husband, Menelaus, the king of Sparta, setting the two nations at war with each other, as the Greeks began a bloody siege of Troy using their entire armada, led by Achilles, that lasted over a decade.

The visuals were some of the most convincing I have ever seen. Though most of the actual sets were built, it was hard to see if they were the real ones or CGI. The scenery and the city looked great. The amount of detail was incredible.

Brad Pitt played a convincing warrior, he handles the fight scenes well. Eric Bana plays a memorable character, Prince Hector, who cares passionately about his country and his family. Sean Bean is very good as Odysseus (I like Sean Bean, I have enjoyed watching him ever since Patriot Games.). Even though I have enjoyed watching Orlando Bloom in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Pirates of the Caribbean I didn’t particularly care for his performance as Prince Paris.

Here are some things I enjoyed about the film...
King Priam's conversation with Achilles was very touching, risking his own life to plead for the return of his son’s body;
Eric Bana’s Hector is the most memorable character;
Archilles’ relationship with his faithful soldiers, the Myrmidons, and his beloved cousin Patroclus;
The love story between Archilles and Hector’s cousin, Briseis, was believable;
The fight scene between Hector and Achilles;

The one thing I didn't like...
Paris and Helen's love story was not that believable; no chemistry between the actors.

It is not easy to make a film of this magnitude, but Troy succeeds in presenting its own vision of grandeur. Overall, I recommend this movie, it has a lot of great action.