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 »
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Time: Richard 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 »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter 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 »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie 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 »
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 »
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Washington Post: Desson 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 »
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ReelViews: James 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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The New York Times: Dana Stevens
For what it is -- a big, expensive, occasionally campy action movie full of well-known actors speaking in well-rounded accents -- Troy is not bad. It has the blocky, earnest integrity of a classic comic book, and it labors to respect the strangeness and grandeur of its classical sources.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
Given everything, it's no surprise that the verdict on the film has to be a split decision. Troy is a movie you believe in physically...Believing in Troy emotionally, however, presents a greater challenge.Read Full Review »
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