In the tradition of
Braveheart and
Gladiator comes
Troy, the next epic that depicts the Trojan War at
its finest. Who am I kidding?
Troy doesn''t even come close to comparing with those classics; it is run-of-the-mill entertainment, and nothing more.
A good and beautiful cast headline the film, but very few of them really live up to expectations. Brad Pitt, as the half-mortal, half-God Achilles (though in this movie he is just a nearly unstoppable killing machine), is no Russel Crowe here. His performance, thanks in part to the poorly-written dialogue, can only be described as standard; there are no Oscar nominations waiting for him. Throughout the first half of the movie, most of his expressions reminded me of Ben Stiller in Zoolander - that ain''t good. In the latter half of the movie, he gets better, but it is hard to fully care for a character like Achilles, a warrior who knows nothing but death.
Eric Bana is much better as Hector, the Prince of Troy. He fits in the character of a fighter much more than Pitt does, and is a lot more likable. Orlando Bloom gets the unfortunate pleasure of playing the major wussy in the movie, Paris; literally, he is so cowardly and stupid that he is personally responsible for the fall of his city.