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Troy (2004)

R05/13/2004War, Action, History2h 43m
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For passion. For honor. For destiny. For victory. For love.

Overview

In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.

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  1. Cast 1

    Brad Pitt

    Achilles

  2. Cast 1

    Orlando Bloom

    Paris

  3. Cast 1

    Eric Bana

    Hector

  4. Cast 1

    Brian Cox

    King Agamemnon

  5. Cast 1

    Sean Bean

    Odysseus

  6. Cast 1

    Brendan Gleeson

    Menelaos

  7. Cast 1

    Diane Kruger

    Helen

  8. Cast 1

    Peter O'Toole

    Priam

  9. Cast 1

    Rose Byrne

    Briseis

Now then, where do we start? On the plus side, this is one of the more intelligent applications of CGI in an historical drama setting. The film delivers lots of epic grandeur; the at sea-scenes/battles are classily produced and the attention to detail across the costume and prop departments is outstanding. Sadly, though, the acting isn't at all joined up. At bit like the Dutch football team of the 1980s, we have lots of individual stars but relatively little cohesion between them. Peter O'Toole brings some gravitas as Priam, bit otherwise it's a loose collection of A-lister performances that t...