Troy
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: May 14, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 43 Critic Reviews
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21
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4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
In a league with Hollywood's top historical epics, ancient or otherwise. It's stunningly handsome film, with an equally stunning cast and engrossing story. Read full review
91
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
An exhilarating piece of epic filmmaking that it pulls you in, sweeps you up and works very much as its own thing. Read full review
80
TimeRichard Corliss
In this vigorous, stalwart epic, they blend martial breadth and emotional intimacy, honor and obsession, romance and machismo to show the glamour and folly of war. Read full review
80
NewsweekJeff Giles
Troy is a fun, energizing piece of summer entertainment, even if it doesn't have the depth or the sustained intensity of "Gladiator." Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Troy lacks the focus of Gladiator, not to mention that Oscar winner's scrappy wit. But why kick a gift horse when you're in summer-movie heaven? Read full review
75
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Entertainingly epic eye candy. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
In sum, this is hardly an "Iliad" adaptation for the ages. But if you're hankering for sand, sandals, and swordplay, this could be the movie for you. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
When the film focuses on the Trojans, it's splendid. But when Troy attempts to sort out the competing agendas of the Greeks, it drags. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
A "Ben-Hur"-size epic with beefcake, beauty, outsize heroes, flashy duels and epic battles. There are breathtaking vistas, taut political intrigues, dangerous romantic liaisons and one of the greatest wardrobes ever assembled for a costume drama. Read full review
75
PremiereSara Brady
Wolfgang Petersen's Troy recalls an age when Hollywood not only gambled on but flourished with grandiose epics and casts of thousands, and brings megawatt star power to what is, at root, a brilliantly told story. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
All Hollywood and no Homer, but within its limits, it's a vigorous, entertaining movie. Read full review
70
The New YorkerDavid Denby
The movie is successful -- harsh, serious, and both exhilarating and tragic, the right tonal combination for Homer. [17 May 2004, p. 107]
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
That's the only way to enjoy Wolfgang Petersen's nearly three-hour epic: as a Pitt vehicle. In a role that requires larger-than-life dimensions, he's pretty terrific. Read full review
70
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Far from great, but much farther from awful, Troy offers several popcorn buckets' worth of good old-fashioned time at the movies. Read full review
70
The New RepublicStanley Kauffmann
When a spectacular film rests on at least a minimal armature of character and cogent action, as Troy does, we can just sink back and enjoy. What we enjoy is the sovereignty over time and place and the force of gravity that film has given to the world. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
For a movie whose characters are so preoccupied with immortality, Troy is curiously forgettable. Read full review
63
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
This handsome and occasionally exciting movie flounders because it confuses Tinseltown glamour with legendary heroism and beauty. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
There are times when Troy is stirring and engaging. However, at least as often, it is flat. Read full review
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