Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Troy
2004
**
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Diane Kruger, Orlando Bloom, Brian Cox

Homer's Iliad is adapted into an overlong and pompous action film which concentrates on the siege of Troy. The story is stripped of all mythical elements and feels like one long battle scene with convincing but obvious special effects. Eric Bana is a charismatic Hector but Brad Pitt is badly miscast as Achilles.