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2004
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Positive Reviews
44
Negative reviews
13
Average Rating
3.2
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1.5
When Peter OTooles mournful King Priam unexpectedly shows up at Pitts tent, asking for a merciful gesture, theres more tension than in any of the impr ..
Av Club
1.5
The Troy Sparta story is such a dense web that it doesnt leave much room for quiet conversation that doesnt explicitly move the story forward in one w ..
Indie Wire
2.0
With the help of CGI the majority of it seamlessly done The Iliad finally has a semiaccurate cinematic representation, and when the seemingly endless ..
Austin Chronicle
4.5
Petersens camera swoops majestically over thebattlescapes, although dont look too closely or you will quickly spot thecomputer generated footsoldiers ..
Screen Daily
2.5
The movie sidesteps the existence of the Greek gods, turns its heroes into action movie cliches and demonstrates that were getting tired of computer g ..
Rogerebert
1.5
Homer told of a single, pivotal episode in the mythic struggle between Greeks and Trojans, imbuing it with a tragic resonance beyond its context.But t ..
Telegraph
3.5
With such a marvelous cast, I wish Petersen had delivered a masterpiece, but Ill settle for some solid sandal wearing fun.
Cinema Blend
2.5
Critique: Overall, this film just ran a little too long, a little too redundant and a little too boring for my taste.
JoBlo
3.0
Troy boasts one remarkable and poignant scene: a surprising encounter between a grieving king and the warrior who has killed his son and taken away hi ..
Spirituality And Practice
3.2
As a spectacle it always looked good, but its story telling was clunky, its romantic moments look posed and lacked passion, and its political asides s ..
Sover
2.5
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Tv Guide
2.5
The new epic Troy isnt a bad film, nor is it particularly good. Its merely uninspired, uninteresting and unimportant.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
Bana gives an emotionally layered portrayal, but the older actors provide the most resonant performances.
Usa Today
2.8
Most of the characters seem pretty self centered.It is hard to work up much sympathy for any of them, even the heroes.
Lariat
3.8
While the somewhat familiar story of Helen of Troy is an epic about love and war, the spectacular looking new film version is mostly just about war, w ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
But they trivialize their tale by telescoping an epic 10 year war down to a stubby 17 days.Paradoxically, while shrinking the war to just under three ..
News Review
3.0
Overall, a solid epic.The fights are good, the script is acceptable (though not as exceptional as I had hoped), and Petersen never loses sight of the ..
Shadows On The Wall
4.0
In short, though Troy is undeniably flawed in terms of script and acting, its still a genuinely exciting, enjoyable blockbuster.
View London
3.8
Young viewers with video game aesthetics might find the movie disappointing in the exploding fireball departments.
Cs Monitor
2.5
Its a corporate epic, impressive more in scale than insight, and unlikely to win over moviegoers. Daniel Eagan
Film Journal
2.5
Instead of a silly Hercules picture, were given something more like a 1950s Biblical epic.
Mountain X
3.1
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Star Tribune
2.5
The movies tone is solemn and ponderous, befitting more a high school pageant than a genuine epic.
Emanuellevy
4.0
Watching the legendary Peter OToole, one of the centurys finest actors, is a highlight of this entertaining epic.
Reel Talk Reviews
3.5
If any of the costumes had sleeves, you might say the movie wears its heroism on its sleeve.
Reel Talk Reviews
3.1
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l ..
Q Network
2.5
A golden Brad Pitt stars as Achilles in a pageant like epic that is noisy but not stirring, expensive but not sumptuous.
Ew
2.0
Hard to believe a film so long can feature such shallow characters, but its true.
Cinema Crazed
3.0
Even Homers martial epic would best be subtitled, The Gods Must Be Crazy.
Slate
3.0
This movie is the watered down, greatest hits, Classic Comics version.
Common Sense Media
3.8
Nothing gets in the way of what is essentially a fun performance in a lively adventure.
Sf Gate
4.0
An epic in the truest sense of the word, Troy is inspired by Homers tragic poem The Iliad a mythic rendering of an ancient war fought between Greeks a ..
Bbc
4.0
This is The Iliad as a WWE SmackDown: violent fights, snappy insults and a connoisseurs idolatry of beautiful brawn.
Time
2.5
Wolfgang Petersons Troy naturally subscribes to a no shirt rule for ancient Greeces most prominent heroes.
Slant Magazine
3.5
Will the generations raised on video games and macho action movies be able to endure muscular warriors attacking each other with relatively wimpy bows ..
Washington Post
2.5
Far from great, but much farther from awful, Troy offers several popcorn buckets worth of good old fashioned time at the movies.
Washington Post
3.0
This big, expensive, intermittently campy example of Hollywood Homerism is desperate to be regarded as a classic. It isnt, but its not so bad either.
The New York Times
2.5
Whether it be the fault of the screenplay or miscast actors, the admirably lofty intentions of Troy to be a large scale historical epic got lost somew ..
The Movie Boy
3.0
Troy is a respectable attempt at re creating a classic, but the film has more than enough flaws to eliminate any Oscar attention, and while it may loo ..
Bullz-Eye
3.2
At its best, Troy defines war as a tragic waste of many for reasons of absurd insignificance, but its stick figure reenactments brand it as a summer p ..
Reeling Reviews
3.1
The line between epic spectacle and overblown bore is often as unclear as it is easily crossed.
ReelViews
2.5
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La ..
Calendar Live
4.4
There have been many ostentatious interpretations of The Iliad but Troy roots itself in reality instead of trying to tackle both the epic story and al ..
Hollywood
4.2
Troy is such an exhilarating piece of epic filmmaking that it pulls you in, sweeps you up and works very much as its own thing.Latest Entertainment Vi ..
Seattle Pi
2.0
Brad is worth the ticket price alone and others turned in creditable performances, particularly Eric Bana as an upright family man who just happens to ..
Standard
2.5
In the end, I didnt squirm too much, nor was I tempted to fall asleep, and thats saying a lot for a movie this long.On the other hand, if its intended ..
Tony Medley
3.1
Benioff and Petersen do a fine job of making this storys cliches feel crisp even the Trojans ready acceptance of the infamous giant wooden horse doesn ..
Spliced Wire
3.8
Director Wolfgang Petersen working from Mark Protosevichs screenplay effectively transforms the film into a mindlessly diverting piece of summer enter ..
Reel Film
3.0
Solid entertainment, true to the 50s formalism that so inspires its grand production design, ornate costumes, proverbial cast of thousands and sometim ..
The Star
3.8
Troy may not be the stuff of legends, but on the whole its still a very good action adventure movie.
Deseret News
4.0
Despite its shortcomings, Troy is a visual smorgasbord, and Petersen revels in every extravagant moment of this giant classic tale that overall makes ..
Urban Cine File
4.0
Good production values enhance the rush to death and heroics, providing action with majesterial spectacle.
Varia Gate
3.8
But a competitor is asking for decreases that could be almost as big.
Kansas City
1.3
Since much blood is shed over love in this film, that love chemistry should have been fiery and passionate.
Ross Anthony
1.3
You should see how bad this film is.Its not bad the way Van Helsing is bad.Its coherent at least.
Big Picture Big Sound
3.8
Troy is a massive epic that doesnt get boring, even though it is almost 3 hours long.
Waffle Movies
4.0
The Bottom Line: Troy is a movie well worth checking out.Youll want to see it on the big screen to fully appreciate the epic battles.
ComingSoon
4.4
This is quite refreshing, how violence is not glorified as in most big summer action flicks.
Montreal Film Journal
4.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
2.5
It is a beautiful, epic film, rich with period accoutrements and pretty faces.
Film Quips Online
3.5
Troy is not great art, but its a mostly satisfying action adventure adaptation of the classical story.
Decent Films
3.2
Troy struggles to compress a weighty classic into a fluffy Pop Tart, but it latches onto some surprisingly effective ideas in the process.
Flip Side Archive
3.8
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Freep
4.0
It should be seen on the big screen but dont expect to blown away.
Future Movies
3.1
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Entertainment Spectrum
2.5
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Movie Eye
2.5
Wolfgang Petersons Troy is an existentialists take on Homers epic.
Films Nobs
2.5
Lawrence, KS Excuse me, but who needs to sit through an epic poem when youve already got an epic life
Films Nobs
2.5
The narrative thrust is joyless and routine, and the pacing has no sense of consistency (excitement is never consistent; it is often staggered between ..
Cinema Phile
1.8
It looks expensive, so it must be grand.Its easy to watch, and doesnt get all arty on us, so it must be harmless and enjoyable.
Nicks Flick Picks
2.0
To his credit, Slocum handles the interracial aspects of the romance with a deft, matter of fact approach that is quite welcome.But The Last Place on ..
Kc Active
2.2
Audiences will come away with the buzz that an energetic, skillfull action epic can give.
Looking Closer
3.8
But that spectacle is often glorious, and as summer movie entertainment, Troy delivers the Trojan horse, and then some.
Seattle Times
2.5
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2.5
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Dm Register
3.2
Inspired by one of the great pieces of classic literature, its pure Hollywood formula. Just barely worthwhile.
Mixed Reviews
2.5
As one might expect, it is a considerable task to adapt any epic piece of literature to the movie format.
Town Topics
2.0
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