Troy

USA 2004, 163 minutes
Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Rating: [M]
Genres: Action/Adventure / War

Feat. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Brian Cox, Rose Byrne, Brendan Gleeson, Sean Bean, Diane Kruger, Peter O'Toole

Aroview: Homer's epic is cranked up to full fury in this Hollywood CGI-ed adaptation, depicting the seige of Troy by the vengeful Greek army and the vivid personalities of Achilles (Pitt), Helen (Kruger), Agamemnon (Cox), Paris (Bloom) and Hector (Bana).

While taking some rather large liberties with the storyline, this manages to pack in the essentials, chiefly revelling in a series of gruesome hand-to-hand battles and grand dramatic moments. Less impressive for its underlying glossiness and a few crucially bland performances, this is still entertaining hokum in the best Cecil B. DeMille tradition.