"Petersen is not the man you turn to for elegance or lightness of touch: his handling of narrative is lumbering. His camera work is overemphatic. A tackiness prevails."
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06/05/04
Troy (2004)
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Reviews Counted:213
Fresh:117
Rotten:96
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: A brawny, entertaining spectacle, but lacking emotional resonance.
Runtime: 3 hrs 16 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Throughout time, men have waged war. Some for power, some for glory, some for honor - and some for love. In ancient Greece, the passion of two of literature's most notorious lovers, Paris,... [More]
Starring: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Brian Cox
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Reviews for Troy
41 - 60 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
In the same league with Oscar winners (and more graphic) Braveheart and Gladiator films. If you want historical accuracy, go rent a documentary.
06/04/04
...the marriage of drama and action is tenuous at times, but all in all, this is a pretty impressive grown up summer blockbuster.
06/01/04
...the gladiator epic as a male stripper fantasy with Brad Pitt removing his armor as much as possible.
05/28/04
You may be thinking, 'I fear Hollywood, even when it comes bearing gifts.'...Troy is the real deal, even allowing for Pitt’s non-Herculean performance as Achilles.
05/27/04
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05/26/04
The digital work is superb with the huge battle scenes looking very realistic.
05/25/04
Falling between Gladiator and Return of the King, it's as good of an ancient war epic as you're likely to find in this post Lord of the Rings era.
05/25/04
This is a frequently flawed film, but for fans of classical adventures it is worth seeing anyway.
05/25/04
a 'chick flick' war adventure that suitably adapts Homer to inspire thousands of high school comparative essays.
05/25/04
Troy is to Gladiator what Jakob the Liar was to Schindler’s List.
05/23/04
...there's just something exciting about watching two men attack each other with crude weapons.
05/23/04
Moderately impressive battle scenes with a framework of insipidly teenaged dialog about love and honor.
05/23/04
The end result is the sound and fury of Homer undone.
05/22/04
Il y avait longtemps que je n'avais vu un film me tirailler autant entre le positif et le négatif.
05/21/04
Big, bold, superb epic mixes timeless themes with here-and-now issues to strong, startling effect.
05/20/04
For all its hype, “Troy” is just another war movie wrapped in a bigger, prettier box.
05/20/04
It's massive, opulent, passionate and -- unlike most summer time-wasters -- surprisingly intelligent.
05/20/04
This movie makes it look like there haven’t been any advances in dialogue and acting technique since Charlton Heston’s day.
05/20/04
With some good action acting from Pitt and Bana, it's a shame that Troy doesn't make enough out of the romantic center of this story.
05/20/04
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