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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Viking Bastard" data-source="post: 1567009" data-attributes="member: 509">Troy gets a heartfelt 'Meh!' from me.It was the best of films, it was the worst of films.Excluding Brad Pitt (surprisingly!) this movie was held together by the great actors.Every actor gave a better performance than the last, that is, except for Mr. TylerDurden. Even Orlando Bloom, after the blandness of his performance in PotC, gaveus a stellar Paris. Brian Cox gave us a man you love to hate, yet with surprisingdepth, Peter O'Toole gave us more with a sad look in his eyes than with 100 lines of dialogue and Eric Bana... well, I knew he was good, but *this* good?!? Whoah.Every scene with Hector pulled at my heartstrings.As for Brad Pitt. He looked like Achilles (although I had imagined him a tad bit more buff, but nevermind), but he was no Achilles. Brad Pitt has an problem with these kinda'Oscar Part Roles'. He's terrific in the non-mainstream indie films and less serious work, where he cuts loose, but when ever he takes on Potentional-Oscar-Winning-Roles(tm) hescrews it up. He tries to pull a Shakespear. He's not an Shakespearian actor, it doesn't fit him. Stop trying! Be yourself! You're great!Now, as for the rest of movie, it's pretty poor. It's much too long and the pace is way off.Despite the great work of the actors, the film feels mostly void and emotionless. It's dull.Actually, after the death of Achilles's nephew the film finally seems to come to life, with the magnificent Achilles/Hector fight and the aftermath of that, but it doesn't last as the climax and ending feels like a total cop out.I said it as well after The Perfect Storm, Wolfgang Petersen, Hollywood doesn't suit you.</blockquote>

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