'Buff young hotties carving each other up and crazy old British hams chewing the tent flaps.'
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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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Reviews for Troy
Troy boasts one remarkable and poignant scene: a surprising encounter between a grieving king and the warrior who has killed his son and taken away his body.
05/14/04
[S]ome powerful relevance, amidst the old-fashioned grandeur, in its indictment of senseless war based on deceit and glory-seeking...
05/14/04
There are well-hewn and deeply engaging character shadings that capably fortify the moments between Troy's astounding action sequences.
05/14/04
Not a story of heroes and villians, of good triumphing over evil, but of flawed, selfish men locked in a deadly struggle in which there can be no winners, only losers.
05/14/04
Like a Trojan Horse, Troy is built on a shell that at first glance is appealing, but reveals its deception when you least expect it to.
05/14/04
Director Wolfgang Petersen has managed to construct an epic war film that is devoid of any meaning, passion, or commitment from any of the main characters.
05/14/04
It is flawed, but its mistakes are those made by someone trying to make this material intellectually tenable.
05/13/04
Blustery acting, big battle sequences, and lots of 'sweeping epic' shots, and there you have it -- Troy, a mainstream film depiction of The Iliad, at last.
05/13/04
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
It is good, old-fashioned, sword-and-sandal storytelling with multiple close-ups of sweaty hunks but is classic only by Hollywood's diminished definition of the word.
05/13/04
For a film that shows nothing but utter contempt for the stories it was born of, it is strange at how much the filmmakers require the viewer to be well versed in the history
05/13/04
It’s lost in a sandstorm of directionless mediocrity. Wolfgang Petersen had a thousand to choose from and missed every boat completely.
05/13/04
Peter O'Toole brings a real thespian touch to King Priam, adding blueblood appeal to an otherwise working-class Troy.
05/13/04
Such an exhilarating piece of epic filmmaking that it pulls you in, sweeps you up and works very much as its own thing.
05/13/04
Although screenwriter Benioff's attempt to make the dialogue contemporary is sincere enough, the final product is flat and soap opera-like more often than not.
05/13/04
Top CriticThis 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 CriticA gripping, well-told adaptation of one of the oldest human dramas.
05/13/04
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 CriticWhen 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
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