I think people really trash this movie because it doesn't follow the source material to a T. The movie treats the gods in a more realistic sense: maybe they are out there manipulating behind the forces...maybe they aren't. Who knows? All the movie does know is that this is a tale of war and greed and reverence. It isn't about Helen or true love. Aggamanmeon only wants Troy to join under his kingdom and using his brother's unfaithful wife is a good enough excuse for him to declare war and finally get them to bend, Achilles wants fame and recogition but gets side trapped by a woman which ends up being his "Achille's heel", Hector just wants to have his family and be a good king to his people but ends up losing his life to war instead, and Paris just wanted a beautiful woman but ended up causing a war and finally growing a pair instead. I don't know if I'm crazy for writing that this film has some of the best dialogue, but it does. So many quotable moments. And it is so well acted.Most notably by Brad Pitt as Achilles, Eric Bana as Hector, Peter O'Toole as Priam, Brian Cox as Aggamanmeon, and Sean Bean as Odyessus.This film may not be 100% accurate, but it is a great film and a great take on the Troy story.I definitely think as years go on that this film will hold up, ans maybe even be considered a great by either the masses or just by those who realize what a gem it is.

Grand movie based on the Epic "Iliad"! The extended version is the one to see! Fantasy is quite subtle and toned down in this, there are no gods, but there are brutal battles and Achilleus is (almost)unstoppable! In terms of realism it's somewhere between Gladiator and 300. Diane Kruger makes a lovely Helen of Troy!

We get it, it's not the Iliad but the movie itself is really good. Maybe Achilles wasn't that handsome and that blond but that dosn't mean the movie isn't worth watching! I really enjoy it every time. Good script, great cinematography, and amazing cast from Brian Cox to Eric Bana.

A lot to like about this film. It has epic scope, great sets and costumes, and masterful fight scenes. And yet...I stopped caring toward the end. It was all fight, fight, fight; no hmmm. The Trojans got to Greece, and that's where the entire movie plays out. Would've been much better with some more ocean scenes. It wasn't a short movie either, so it could have developed some better sub-plots. The female characters had virtually nothing to do; Brad Pitt's biceps got more screen time than all the ladiers put together.Recommended only for those who love fight scenes.