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Troy (2004) Rank 5 Reviews

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Troy (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
In a league with Hollywood's top historical epics, ancient or otherwise. It's stunningly handsome film, with an equally stunning cast and engrossing story. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Netflix (James Rocchi)Netflix (James Rocchi)
Big, bold, superb epic mixes timeless themes with here-and-now issues to strong, startling effect. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Netflix (James Rocchi)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
Sweeping and dramatic, Troy is an epic in the truest sense, and short of Mel Gibson’s Passion , it is the best film to hit theaters this year. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
Riveting entertainment with a bit more on its mind and a sense of grandeur that's undeniable. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for EDGE Boston (David Foucher)EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
One of the world's greatest legends has been reborn as one of the year's greatest films; here's why it's true. ...read the complete Troy movie review at EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
In the same league with Oscar winners (and more graphic) Braveheart and Gladiator films. If you want historical accuracy, go rent a documentary. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Mr. Petersen achieves a noble mood of dignity. Dignity is a forgotten virtue with many contemporary filmmakers, but he manages a majestic overview of both the glory and the folly of combat. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
An exhilarating piece of epic filmmaking that it pulls you in, sweeps you up and works very much as its own thing. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Steve Rhodes <Steve.Rhodes@internetreviews.com>Steve Rhodes <Steve.Rhodes@internetreviews.com>
DirectorWolfgang Petersen'sTroyis not a movie for the ages, but it is a sturdy attempt at one. The filmmakers have done a fine job of whipping their source material into something that a modern audience could relate to, and casting actors to breathe ...read the complete Troy movie review at Steve Rhodes <Steve.Rhodes@internetreviews.com>
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Eclipse Magazine (Andrew Hass)Eclipse Magazine (Andrew Hass)
Those who are looking for plenty of action will find themselves pleased, but individuals seeking to learn more about Homer's "The Iliad" should, well...read "The Iliad". ...read the complete Troy movie review at Eclipse Magazine (Andrew Hass)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
If ... the clank of sword on sword and the donning of armor quicken your pulse, Troy qualifies as this week's big-screen toy. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Newsweek (Jeff Giles)Newsweek (Jeff Giles)
Troy is a fun, energizing piece of summer entertainment, even if it doesn't have the depth or the sustained intensity of ...read the complete Troy movie review at Newsweek (Jeff Giles)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Se 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 ... ...read the complete Troy movie review at Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
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. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
The 160 minute running length makes you battle weary, but action fans will glory in the heroics for the sake of conquest and immortality. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
It's a handsomely designed, executed and acted film that is as enthralling on subsequent viewings as on the first encounter. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Time (Richard Corliss)Time (Richard Corliss)
In this vigorous, stalwart epic, they blend martial breadth and emotional intimacy, honor and obsession, romance and machismo to show the glamour and folly of war. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Time (Richard Corliss)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
Falling 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. ...read the complete Troy movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
There are well-hewn and deeply engaging character shadings that capably fortify the moments between Troy's astounding action sequences. ...read the complete Troy movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
All Hollywood and no Homer, but within its limits, it's a vigorous, entertaining movie. ...read the complete Troy movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Troy lacks the focus of Gladiator, not to mention that Oscar winner's scrappy wit. But why kick a gift horse when you're in summer-movie ...read the complete Troy movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
In sum, this is hardly an "Iliad" adaptation for the ages. But if you're hankering for sand, sandals, and swordplay, this could be the movie for you. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig)USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere (Sara Brady)Premiere (Sara Brady)
Wolfgang Petersen's Troy recalls an age when Hollywood not only gambled on but flourished with grandiose epics and casts of thousands, and brings megawatt star power to what is, at root, a brilliantly told story. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Premiere (Sara Brady)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Jam! MoviesJam! Movies
Boy, this is a long story. Troy is a huge, sweeping, costume drama of the epic variety, a lavish re-creation of the Trojan War (more or less) and a showcase for Brad Pitt's new body. Mixing bits of The Iliad, The Aeneid and the inane, Troy tells the ...read the complete Troy movie review at Jam! Movies
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
A "Ben-Hur"-size epic with beefcake, beauty, outsize heroes, flashy duels and epic battles. There are breathtaking vistas, taut political intrigues, dangerous romantic liaisons and one of the greatest wardrobes ever assembled for a costume drama. ...read the complete Troy movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Wolfgang Petersen's Troy, inspired mostly by Homer's Iliad plus a smidge of Virgil's Aeneid, arrives in an impressive package. But as with the Trojan horse, inside there's a rude surprise. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling StoneRolling Stone
So what if Troy falls short of its good intentions to pave the road to boffo glory with art? You are not going to resist a Gladiator-size epic with studly guys, led by Brad Pitt buffed to steroidal splendor as Achilles, playing a game of "my dick is ...read the complete Troy movie review at Rolling Stone
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (John Monaghan)Detroit Free Press (John Monaghan)
The real strength of Troy rests in how everything on screen appears within the realm of possibility. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Detroit Free Press (John Monaghan)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
As summer-movie entertainment, Troy delivers the Trojan horse, and then some. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
There are breathtaking vistas, taut political intrigues, dangerous romantic liaisons and one of the greatest wardrobes ever assembled for a costume drama. ...read the complete Troy movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
If you feared Pitt would be too lightweight, more Pacific calm than Aegean storm, his performance here will convince you. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
An action picture of stunning scope and stirring spectacle, with a love story between two callow nitwits that is its Achilles heel. ...read the complete Troy movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
This isn't the story of powerful heroes but of powerfully flawed people. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere Magazine (Sara Brady)Premiere Magazine (Sara Brady)
Recalls an age when Hollywood not only gambled on but flourished with grandiose epics and casts of thousands, and brings megawatt star power to what is, at root, a brilliantly told story. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Premiere Magazine (Sara Brady)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Bob Longino)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Bob Longino)
While the movie may not be deeply moving, it never lacks for speed or clarity. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Bob Longino)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
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. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
The first genuinely satisfying, purely entertaining popcorn movie of the year. ...read the complete Troy movie review at South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
A war movie with a cast of thousands, a few moments of genuine drama, lots of familiar faces, graphic violence and enough glistening male thighs to attract a female audience along with the action geeks. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Forget the topicality if you want -- anyway, it's only there if you scratch the surface. What isn't buried is the movie's larger-than-life zeal. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Call it Homer's &quot;Iliad&quot; with Hollywood-ized interpolations, in this mega-budgeted and often magnificently realized epic by Wolfgang Petersen (Air Force One, The Perfect Storm). With a budget of approximately $185 million, it's one of the most ex ...read the complete Troy movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
For a summer epic, this is depth, and the terrible, ordained finish (with that tricky Trojan horse) still stirs us. ...read the complete Troy movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Thanks to Bana and O'Toole, Troy partakes in the power and pleasure of a story with such classic pedigree. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Troy , besides being tremendously entertaining, is the best crib-sheet guide to Homer ever. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Says Hector: "No son of Troy will ever submit to a foreign ruler." The bootleg of this movie is sure to be a big seller in Fallujah. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Cheerfully reminiscent of the classic old-school epics. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Doncinema.com (Flavio J. Arosemena)Doncinema.com (Flavio J. Arosemena)
Un gran filme si consideramos sus virtudes dramáticas y la calidad de sus actores. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Doncinema.com (Flavio J. Arosemena)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)
'Espectacular relato épico que, a pesar de su falta de emotividad, es un claro ejemplo de cine de calidad.' ...read the complete Troy movie review at Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Troy is an exciting movie full of more intrigue, drama, betrayals, affairs and skin-baring hunky guys than The OC . ...read the complete Troy movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Petersen has made an action epic for grown-ups -- the kind we haven't seen for, oh, 40 years. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.91 out of 4 stars for Mixed Reviews: The Arts, The World, and More (Martin Scribbs and Gabriel Shanks)Mixed Reviews: The Arts, The World, and More (Martin Scribbs and Gabriel Shanks)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.84 out of 4 stars for Almost Fabulous Movie ReviewsAlmost Fabulous Movie Reviews
Helen has left her husband and now all hell is breaking loose. Very loosely based on Homer's The ...read the complete Troy movie review at Almost Fabulous Movie Reviews
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Poffy The Cucumber's Movie ManiaPoffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
All bronzed bicep, leonine mane and CG soldiery, Troy is a glut-fest of regal posturing and battle-flavored man-stench. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Poffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Desson Thomson)Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
That's the only way to enjoy Wolfgang Petersen's nearly three-hour epic: as a Pitt vehicle. In a role that requires larger-than-life dimensions, he's pretty terrific. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for The New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)The New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)
When a spectacular film rests on at least a minimal armature of character and cogent action, as Troy does, we can just sink back and enjoy. What we enjoy is the sovereignty over time and place and the force of gravity that film has given to the world. ...read the complete Troy movie review at The New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for rec.arts.movies.reviews (Mark R. Leeper)rec.arts.movies.reviews (Mark R. Leeper)
This is a frequently flawed film, but for fans of classical adventures it is worth seeing anyway. ...read the complete Troy movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Mark R. Leeper)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
Far from great, but much farther from awful, Troy offers several popcorn buckets' worth of good old-fashioned time at the movies. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The Trades (Scott Juba)The Trades (Scott Juba)
Ever since Ridley Scott's brilliant epic, "Gladiator", I have been anxiously waiting for another period piece set in ancient times to live up to "Gladiator's" standard of excellence. Unfortunately, and contrary to my expectations, "Troy" fails to do this. ...read the complete Troy movie review at The Trades (Scott Juba)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Call it Homer's &quot;Iliad&quot; with Hollywood-ized interpolations, in this mega-budgeted and often magnificently realized epic by Wolfgang Petersen (Air Force One, The Perfect Storm). With a budget of approximately $185 million, it's one of the most ex ...read the complete Troy movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.66 out of 4 stars for Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
believe there is not a greater act of the creative imagination than Homer's story of the end of the Trojan War, as he tells it in the Iliad and the Odyssey. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.57 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.com - Reviews for GuysBullz-Eye.com - Reviews for Guys
Based on Homer’s epic poem “The Iliad,†the story of “ Troy†follows a classic battle of gods and warriors in a struggle for love, power and fame. With the release of Wolfgang Petersen’s it-has-to-be-long-to-be-epic tale of the egocentric ...read the complete Troy movie review at Bullz-Eye.com - Reviews for Guys
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
For a movie whose characters are so preoccupied with immortality, Troy is curiously forgettable. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
This handsome and occasionally exciting movie flounders because it confuses Tinseltown glamour with legendary heroism and beauty. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
There are times when Troy is stirring and engaging. However, at least as often, it is flat. ...read the complete Troy movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.51 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"Won't disappoint fans of such splashy Hollywood spectacles." ...read the complete Troy movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)
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. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)
It's as much an adaptation of the Pottery Barn and Abercrombie & Fitch catalogs as Homer's lofty verse. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
The line between epic spectacle and overblown bore is often as unclear as it is easily crossed. So it's no surprise that Wolfgang Petersen's Troy navigates that demarcation like a drunk driver on a twisty two-lane highway. There are times when Troy is sti ...read the complete Troy movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
Camp, overwrought, unsophisticated and big fun to watch. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)
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. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
Il y avait longtemps que je n'avais vu un film me tirailler autant entre le positif et le négatif. ...read the complete Troy movie review at EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
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. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
a mismatch of talent not even a Trojan Horse could overcome ...read the complete Troy movie review at filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for New York Times (A.O. Scott)New York Times (A.O. Scott)
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. ...read the complete Troy movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
Except for a few brilliant flashes, mostly from Peter O'Toole as Hector&#146;s father, the Trojans' magisterially woebegone King Priam, Troy is a fairly routine action picture with an advanced case of grandeuritis. ...read the complete Troy movie review at New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
Isn&#146;t a bad film, simply an unspectacular one, which might be a more damaging statement. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Empire (Will Lawrence)Empire (Will Lawrence)
Bruising battles and some stirring performances make Troy enjoyable, if rather long. But if audiences can forgive the camp, they'll still struggle to empathise with the characters. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Empire (Will Lawrence)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (A.O. Scott)The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
For what it is -- a big, expensive, occasionally campy action movie full of well-known actors speaking in well-rounded accents -- Troy is not bad. It has the blocky, earnest integrity of a classic comic book, and it labors to respect the strangeness and ...read the complete Troy movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Variety (Todd McCarthy)Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Despite a sensationally attractive cast and an array of well-staged combat scenes presented on a vast scale, Wolfgang Petersen's highly telescoped rendition of the Trojan War lurches ahead in fits and starts for much of its hefty running time, to OK ...read the complete Troy movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)
Homer would be hard-pressed to find any remaining shred of "The Iliad" in this over-the-top entertainment. It has a lot of loud passion but not much poetry, and that's appropriate for a movie that could well be subtitled My Big Fat Greek Bloodletting. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
It has plenty of visual sweep, fine action sequences, and, thanks especially to Brad Pitt (as Achilles) and Peter O'Toole (as King Priam), a deeper sense of character than one might expect from a sword-and-sandal epic. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Supercala.com (John Venable)Supercala.com (John Venable)
I love Brad Pitt as an actor, but other than kicking some a** and getting nekkid for the ladies there's not much for him to do here. Wait to rent this one. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.32 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (Karen Karbo)Portland Oregonian (Karen Karbo)
In the end, the battle scenes are elegant and compelling and there are some fine moments when O'Toole, as Priam, summons his inner Lawrence of Arabia and makes us believe that we're actually watching a tragic altercation that brought down great men ...read the complete Troy movie review at Portland Oregonian (Karen Karbo)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
crammed with near-campy moments and dialogue that often suggests 'The Young and the Restless -- 1200 B.C.'... ultimately seems as inauthentic as a gyro from Taco Bell. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
A protracted and uninvolving affair in which men battle over issues that audiences may struggle to find compelling, and no central figure emerges to take command of the film. ...read the complete Troy movie review at The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
Maybe they found the text by Homer of Simpson rather than Homer of Asia Minor. Mmm &#8230; breastplates. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
What do you get if you start with the first great narrative of Western civilization, then remove all the psychological complexity and profound characterization? ...read the complete Troy movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
The opening scene involves two thousand-man armies marching determinedly toward each other across a field the size of Rhode Island. And that's one of the more modest battles. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
The result is a pageant long but not deep, noisy but not stirring, expensive but not sumptuous. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
Wolfgang Petersen's popcorn epic doesn't fail exactly. It just takes on too much. Modern man is at something of a disadvantage-even aided by his trusty muse, the computer-when presuming to bring the stuff of gods, myths and timeless sacred texts to the ...read the complete Troy movie review at Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Despite all its oversized spectacle, the movie feels small and unimportant, just the latest in a growing trend of large-scale, ancient-war epics. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The movie sidesteps the existence of the Greek gods, turns its heroes into action movie cliches and demonstrates that we're getting tired of computer-generated armies. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
The muted, leering tones detract from the subjects the film tries to handle seriously. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
All costume and scant drama, the result is a curiously flat spectacle, neither offensive nor compelling. ...read the complete Troy movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (John Anderson)Newsday (John Anderson)
It does possess the aura of the ancient -- at least within the parameters of the Hollywood epic. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Newsday (John Anderson)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Slate (David Edelstein)Slate (David Edelstein)
Often plays like what it is: a clunky toga-and-sandals picture, with Hollywood compromises abounding. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Director Wolfgang Petersen and screenwriter David Benioff decided to excise the gods from Greek mythology and simply give us a collection of buff dudes and simpering women, characters that would be at home hangin' in The O.C. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)
Never has a finer extravaganza of deliciously defined dueling manly-men been put to film... it is, however, Homer-lite in the telling of the epic tale. Read on-> ...read the complete Troy movie review at Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Given everything, it's no surprise that the verdict on the film has to be a split decision. Troy is a movie you believe in physically...Believing in Troy emotionally, however, presents a greater challenge. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
What do you get if you start with the first great narrative of Western civilization, then remove all the psychological complexity and profound characterization? Troy. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Ty Burr)Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
At its intermittent best, Troy suggests a primitive pro-wrestling smackdown with epochal consequences. At its worst, it's a throwback to the ham-fisted sword-and-sandal international coproductions of the early 1960s: "The 300 Spartans" with better sets. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
Hardly gay camp for nothing, sword-and-sandal epics cannot help but teeter on the brink of self-mockery, and Troy, for all its grim seriousness, embraces both the clich&#233;s and the beefcake. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Even the dramatic heavy hitters, who include Cox, Gleeson, O'Toole and Julie Christie, as Achilles' mother, are powerless in the face of Pitt's yawning hollowness. ...read the complete Troy movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Reminiscent of a cheesy Harlequin romance that just so happens to have lots of big battles and expensive effects. ...read the complete Troy movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)
The digital work is superb with the huge battle scenes looking very realistic. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Such a tame and timid epic -- it's all meek to me. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
We are always aware of the actors behind the characters and the CGI effects behind the action. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Petersen, a director who knows his way around a crane shot better than almost anyone, rallies his troops but can't ignite his actors, and the end result is the sound and fury of Homer undone. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
The film is good for many of its concepts but fails to really capture the narratives desperation. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Zap2it.com (Vanessa Sibbald)Zap2it.com (Vanessa Sibbald)
Petersen has made "Troy" in the image of a Trojan horse -- immense and impressive at first glance, but empty on the inside ...read the complete Troy movie review at Zap2it.com (Vanessa Sibbald)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
A prime example of Hollywood “epic” making at its most misguided. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for F5 (Wichita, KS) (Jake Euker)F5 (Wichita, KS) (Jake Euker)
"Petersen is not the man you turn to for elegance or lightness of touch: his handling of narrative is lumbering. His camera work is overemphatic. A tackiness prevails." ...read the complete Troy movie review at F5 (Wichita, KS) (Jake Euker)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
Troy isn't so much a simplified retelling of "The Iliad" as a re-imagined version of it, told wholly without imagination. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Troy is a Cliffs Notes version without the helpful observations, a classic fable reduced to soap opera cheese and action movie idiocy. ...read the complete Troy movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)
A sword, sandal and mullet epic on a Herculean scale. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
For two hours and 45 minutes, the movie plays like an ersatz Gladiator that's aimed even more squarely at the frat-boy audience. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
Alas, like the famous Trojan Horse, Troy is hollow on the inside. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Nothing more than a bigger, louder, glossier, possibly even sillier film than those cheesy Italian cheapies with U.S. titles like Mole Men Vs. the Son of Hercules . ...read the complete Troy movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Petersen orchestrates a handsome battle sequence, but this attenuated stew of stagy posturing and unconvincing domestic drama runs aground on Pitt's preening deportment and drama-class line readings. ...read the complete Troy movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for www.kcactive.com (Uri Lessing)www.kcactive.com (Uri Lessing)
Troy condenses Homer’s ten-year war into a couple of months. ...read the complete Troy movie review at www.kcactive.com (Uri Lessing)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Troy panders to the viewer and flatters the Academy as baldly as Cold Mountain did last year, and to exactly the same unwitting effect. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for AboutFilm.com (Frances Nicole Rogers)AboutFilm.com (Frances Nicole Rogers)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
What really wrecks Wolfgang Petersen's Troy is some of the worst casting in recent Hollywood history: The lackluster ensemble hired by the director is overwhelmed by the generally impressive sets and crowd scenes, by the task of playing epic heroes and ...read the complete Troy movie review at New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
The thunderous clashes between armies of computer-generated Trojans and Mycenaeans, when they do arrive, feel decidedly un-epic, as though we were watching a child's toy-box war between plastic figurines. Which makes them perfectly in line with the rest ...read the complete Troy movie review at LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Troy does look good--so good, in fact, that it takes a while to reveal itself as a thundering dud with much action but little personality, human drama, or brains. ...read the complete Troy movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)
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 ...read the complete Troy movie review at FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
It’s lost in a sandstorm of directionless mediocrity. Wolfgang Petersen had a thousand to choose from and missed every boat completely. ...read the complete Troy movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Hero Realm (Stefan Halley)Hero Realm (Stefan Halley)
At the end of “Troy” my friend looked at me and said, “We’ll never get this time back.” ...read the complete Troy movie review at Hero Realm (Stefan Halley)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)
Be forewarned! Those going into Troy looking for a heedfully based adaptation of the myth are well advised to avert their eyes from this horrendous gorgon. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)
Troy (2004) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)
A horribly misguided throwback to the worst such pictures of the '50s and '60s. ...read the complete Troy movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Wade Major)
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