Movies - May 12

Troy (2004) A very good movie could be made with these production values and an entirely different script. A post-LOTR take on someone's phoned-in description of the Iliad. Good actors in secondary roles, lots of swooping shots of vast armies, and dismal soap opera dialogue that makes you want to see more killing. Even the promised nudity was only Brad Pitt's butt. After an hour I asked myself "How long IS this thing anyway?" and was sorry to learn I had another hour and a half to go. One thing you can always count on, the Ancients speak with a British accent, because it's so classical. 3/10