i have the great enthusiasm go in to the advance screening for this movie . after all and this be one of the old and most complex tale know to mankind and and it be one of the first epic tale i read a a kid ( even before tolkien ) . i must say that it be a huge disappointment . they completely make the plot into a joke and turn the thing into one long soap opera . the element that be faithful to the plot be sprinkle throughout in such a haphazard manner that the audience be laugh at many time at the silly script that just pay lip service to this battle of all battle . it be a huge disappointment to see a complex character like achilles ( who have a strange combination of nearly matrix like power and utter ruthlessness and male lover in the original poem ) turn to fabio on the beach in the guise of pitt ( who with a good script and more effort could have turn this into the most complex and original warrior figure hollywood have ever produce ) . the actor be actually decent and try to make the best of a ridiculous script . it be actually a waste of so much talent ( peter otoole steal the show and and orlando bloom and sean bean be pathetic ) . compare it to lotr or gladiator and it doesn not even hold a candle to them . plenty of hunk for the lady to goggle over but not enough battle scene for a movie that be about one long battle and siege . i wouldn not recommend that anyone pay to see this story drag through the dirt like one of the character be ( at least they get that part right ) .