Good but could've been better...

To be perfectly honest, I was unsure of what this film was going to be like. That was because I read a few reviews saying it was very flawed with over the top acting but with top-notch production design. The story and cast (apart from Orlando Bloom) seemed interesting so I stuck it on TV. When I did finish this film, I thought this film was good but I thought it was quite flawed. It was flawed because it doesn't quite bring any realistic sides to the characters and some of the acting was a bit over the top and some were miscast for their roles. I mean, it was enjoyable but it was quite disappointing. I think the action scenes were awesome and were well filmed and that is about it. Also, it was a very predictable ending because almost everyone knows what happened to Achilles. Also, I didn't think have a clue who the heroes were and who the villains were because they both do it for almost the same purpose. This film had a good ensemble cast.


Brad Pitt didn't really impress me as Achilles because I could only see him as Brad Pitt not as Achilles. I don't really see Brad as an action hero. He had the body build for the character but not really the looks involving face, hair and voice. He was miscast as Achilles. Eric Bana was good as Hector with a side to him that is in my opinion rather mysterious. Eric Bana was better in this film than Brad Pitt was. I have never really liked Orlando Bloom at all because he really irritates me and doesn't make any of his characters believable. Troy is another film that features another bad performance from Orlando. I really liked Peter O'Toole as Priam who is the ruler of Troy because he is old and seem like an old man with a lot of power.


The director did a good job with the action sequences but was rather weak with the characters. This film would have been better if it was directed by either Ridley Scott, Michael Bay or Joe Wright. The script was quite flawed as well. I liked the scene where Priam confronts Achilles in his tent and they have a heart-to-heart.


This is not my favourite Brad Pitt film. He is one of my favourite actors of all time but he wasn't good as Achilles in this film. He had a massive miscast in this one. This is a disappointment but with awesome production design, make-up and visual effects.

7/10