I was surprised to find that I liked TROY much more than I'd expected to, when I finally got around to seeing it (on DVD, I skipped the theatrical run). Worth noting -- there is a much expanded director's cut available on home video that is preferable to the original theatrical cut. If you enjoy the movie at all. Rose Byrne's earthy Briseis is cuter than ice-queen Helen if you ask me, but that's subjective.
I tried ALEXANDER twice over the years (and the expanded director's cut, too) and could barely stand to get thru it both times. Appalling dreadful waste of subject matter, in my view.
I was surprised to find that I liked TROY much more than I'd expected to, when I finally got around to seeing it (on DVD, I skipped the theatrical run). Worth noting -- there is a much expanded director's cut available on home video that is preferable to the original theatrical cut. If you enjoy the movie at all. Rose Byrne's earthy Briseis is cuter than ice-queen Helen if you ask me, but that's subjective.
I tried ALEXANDER twice over the years (and the expanded director's cut, too) and could barely stand to get thru it both times. Appalling dreadful waste of subject matter, in my view.