Troy (2004)
Average Rating: 6/10
Reviews Counted: 221
Fresh: 120 | Rotten: 101
A brawny, entertaining spectacle, but lacking emotional resonance.
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 46
Fresh: 29 | Rotten: 17
A brawny, entertaining spectacle, but lacking emotional resonance.
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Homer's sprawling tale of love and war in ancient Greece comes to the screen in all its grandeur in this epic-scale adventure. In 1193 B.C., Paris, Prince of Troy (Orlando Bloom), has fallen in love; however, the beautiful woman who has beguiled him is Helen, Queen of Sparta (Diane Kruger), who is wed to King Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson). While Helen is hardly immune to Paris' charms, this doesn't blunt Menelaus' fury when Paris steals her away from him. Menelaus' brother Agamemnon (Brian Cox),
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Cast
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Brad Pitt
Achilles -
Eric Bana
Prince Hector of Troy -
Orlando Bloom
Prince Paris of Troy -
Diane Kruger
Helen Queen of Sparta -
Brian Cox
Agamemnon -
Sean Bean
Odysseus -
Brendan Gleeson
King Menelaus -
Saffron Burrows
Andromache -
Peter O'Toole
Priam King of Troy -
Julie Christie
Thetis -
Rose Byrne
Briseis -
Garrett Hedlund
Patroclus -
John Shrapnel
Nestor -
Nathan Jones
Boagrius -
James Cosmo
Glaucus -
Julian Glover
Triopas -
Vincent Regan
Eudorus -
Trevor Eve
Velior -
Tyler Mane
Ajax -
Ken Bones
Hippasus -
Nigel Terry
Archeptolemus -
Mark Lewis Jones
Tecton -
Alex King
Apollonian Guard -
Jordi Casares
Horsemaster -
Jacob Smith
Messenger Boy -
Adoni Maropis
Agamemnon's Officer -
Manuel Cauchi
Old Spartan Fisherman -
Siri Svegler
Polydora -
Lucie Barat
Helen's Handmaiden -
Owain Yeoman
Lysander -
Luke Tal
Scamandrius -
Matthew Tal
Scamandrius -
Louis Dempsey
Aphareus -
Joshua Richards
Haemon -
Tim Chipping
Echepolus -
Desislava Stefanova
singing woman -
Tanja Tzarovska
singing woman -
Richard Ryan
sword master
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All Critics (222) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (126) | Rotten (102) | DVD (38)
A numbingly reliable tick-tock of expository set pieces alternating with vast CGI-aided battle scenes.
A fairly routine action picture with an advanced case of grandeuritis.
Harsh, serious, and both exhilarating and tragic, the right tonal combination for Homer.
The latest in a very long line of films made to give us those things that other mediums could not provide.
It's massive, opulent, passionate and -- unlike most summer time-wasters -- surprisingly intelligent.
... several of the scenes are just some of the best battle scenes I've seen in a long time.
Violent, watered-down version of The Iliad.
While an achievement in visuals, Troy fails in every other aspect including its writing and storytelling.
Despite its shortcomings, Troy is a visual smorgasbord.
The two-disc 'special edition' DVD packs an impressive number of extras.
...enough of it worked in this HD DVD edition to keep me interested for the movie's three-and-a-quarter hours duration. (HD DVD Director's Cut)
The face-off between Achilles and Hector is beautifully realized, all the more wounding because we can precisely read each man's emotions going into the fight.
It's coherent at least. But only barely. Its special effects are pretty, and it has a cool soundtrack (though it's over-used). But boy is the writing terrible. I mean, terrible.
All the cast members, even Mr. Pitt, adopt the obligatory British accent, sans contractions, employed by the historical drama genre, even though the action takes place in Ancient Greece.
Troy condenses Homer's ten-year war into a couple of months.
The battle of Troy takes the jump from history books to film with little consideration, disregarding the story's historical accuracy and failing to entertain audiences with the kind of flashy battle sequences the summer season demands.
Aside from being the first Hair Movie of the year, Troy also claims the prize of being the first Get Your Fat Butt to the Gym Movie of the year.
'A valiant but doomed affair, as carefully constructed -- and ultimately as hollow -- as the Trojan Horse itself.'
It's no classic but Troy does prove to be a damn good film overall.
Wooden horse, wooden acting, wouldn't bother if I were you.
Audience Reviews for Troy
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- Achilles: Play your tricks on me. But not on my cousin.
- Odysseus: You have your swords. I have my tricks. We play with the toys the gods give us.
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- Agamemnon: Achilles is one man!
- Odysseus: Hector is one man! Look what he did to us today!
- Agamemnon: I don't care about the man's alliegence, I care about his ability to win battles!
- Odysseus: Hector fights for his country! Achilles fights only for himself!
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- Achilles: We men are wretched things.
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- Prince Hector of Troy: I've seen this moment in my dreams. I'll make a pact with you. With the gods as our witnesses, let us pledge that the winner will allow the loser all the proper funeral rituals.
- Achilles: There are no pacts between lions and men. Now you know who you're fighting.
- Prince Hector of Troy: I thought it was you I was fighting yesterday. And I wish it had been, but I gave the dead boy the honor he deserved.
- Achilles: You gave him the honor of your sword. You won't have eyes tonight, you won't have ears or a tongue. You will wander the underworld blind, deaf, and dumb, and all the dead will know - this is Hector, the fool who thought he killed Achilles.
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- Achilles: You're a far better king than the one leading this army.
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- Odysseus: Women have a way of complicating things.
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Foreign Titles
- Troja (DE)
- Troie (FR)










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