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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.
Theatrical Release:May 14, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $133,124,356
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
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03/06/05
It's basically a long-ish, well-crafted epic, thanks to a timeless story that even Tinseltown can't find a way to mess up.
05/13/04
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05/17/04
This big, expensive, intermittently campy example of Hollywood Homerism is desperate to be regarded as a classic. It isn't, but it's not so bad either.
05/13/04
Top CriticSe disfruta sin culpas si no se compara con la obra que le inspira, y si no se busca un apego estricto a la Historia, sino un tono épico de estilo Hollywood ...
05/14/04
this literate, intelligent script rises above the fray of blood and hormones to become a cautionary tale that strikes a chilling contemporary chord.
05/08/04
A flashy, flighty, violent heckuva good time.
05/14/04
Sure, it’s the Cliff’s Notes take on a classic, with movie stars and big battles. But didn’t most of us read the Cliff’s Notes anyway?
05/12/04
Classicists won't learn much about Greek culture, or even pick up a decent recipe for moussaka, but as all-out, big-budget action movies that are set 3,200 years in the past go, this one will do just fine.
05/14/04
This hulking, flawed epic stomps about with furious thunder, managing to entertain even as director Wolfgang Petersen turns parts of Homer's epic poem into an afternoon soap opera.
05/13/04
Top CriticTroy’s sword-and-sandal spectacle is tempered by the human drama of men who fight to protect their homes or for their honor or to gain immortality and glory through deeds.
05/13/04
While the movie may not be deeply moving, it never lacks for speed or clarity.
05/13/04
Top CriticFalling 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
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
An action picture of stunning scope and stirring spectacle, with a love story between two callow nitwits that is its Achilles heel.
05/13/04
Top CriticJust because you look like a Greek god doesn't mean you should play one. Brad Pitt, this means you.
05/14/04
When the film focuses on the Trojans, it's splendid. But when Troy attempts to sort out the competing agendas of the Greeks, it drags.
05/13/04
Top CriticEyes blazing, O'Toole's work is the highlight of the flawed but enjoyable Troy.
05/13/04
A gripping, well-told adaptation of one of the oldest human dramas.
05/13/04
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