Review of Troy (2004) by Andrey B — 16 Jan 2018

Spectacular battle scenes and soul atmosphere in this historical epic.

Update: original rating was 3 stars. The director's cut improves the film drastically. This is the version that should be seen and not the pop-corn theatrical version that omits all the harsh and also beautiful scenes. Perhaps Wolfgang Petersen related the story too freely but nevertheless its very effective. One of the messages of the film, I guess, that Petersen wanted to send is that all warring sides are brutal and do atrocities, even ancient Greeks. It is a good epic about ancient events, at least that's all we have.