In a Nutshell: Worth seeing once. Pretty well written, fairly
well acted, kept my attention. Some excellent eye candy, and
the special effects weren't bad either. :p
Quick Plot: Paris, Prince of Troy, steals the Queen of Sparta
from her husband (quite with her permission). The King goes to
his brother, who hires Achilles, the greatest warrior ever, to
lead the war for her return.
In Detail: I'm glad I saw it, but I don't think I care to see it
again. It was borderline on some of the things I don't like
about rated R films, but didn't actually cross any of said lines
(like violence). Honestly, the thing I disliked the most about
the film was the lack of characters for whom I felt sympathy.
Hector was the only one I really felt sorry for; the rest of
them pretty much deserved what they got. But that was the
story, I suppose, no real fault of the film-makers. Some of the
acting did involve some eye-rolling. They just can't pull off
those cheesy lines the way they used to. But all in all, a
pretty good film, worth seeing.
BTW, stay for at least the first part of the credits. No, there's no coda or anything, but it's worth it to listen to the theme song as sung by Josh Groban!
Will I Buy It? I don't think so. There just isn't enough in it,
for me personally, to want to watch it over and over.
