Action: The Best of Blu-Ray [Blu-ray]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Troy Directors Cut Director Wolfgang Petersen enlarges his exciting epic with over 30 minutes of previously unseen footage drawing you deeper into the beat of battle and the heated lives of his couples characters. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom star.Blood Diamond An ex-mercenary turned smuggler (Leonardo DeCaprio). A Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsou). Amid Sierra Leones exploding 1999 civil war these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond and rescuing the fishermans son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces.Alexander Revisited The Final Cut Oliver Stone incorporates over 30 minutes never shown anywhere and reshapes hi saga of the worlds greatest warrior (Colin Farrell) into a richer, more satisfying and audacious portrait from curious boyhood to mature conqueror.Wyatt Earp Kevin Costner plays the lawman who became a myth in an epic, action-filled saga co-starring Gene Hackman as Wyatts iron-willed father and Dennis Quaid as Earps deadly best friend Doc Holliday.

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 4
• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo

AWARDS

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

•     Nominated Best Actor - 2006 (Leonardo DiCaprio)
•     Nominated Best Editing - 2006 (Steven Rosenblum)
•     Nominated Best Sound Editing - 2006 (Lon Bender)
•     Nominated Best Sound Mixing - 2006 (Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ivan Sharrock)
•     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 2006 (Djimon Hounsou)
•     Nominated Best Costume Design - 2004 (Bob Ringwood)
•     Nominated Best Cinematography - 1994 (Owen Roizman)

• American Society of Cinematographers

•     Nominated Best Cinematography - 1994 (Owen Roizman)

• Black Reel Awards

•     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 2006 (Djimon Hounsou)

• Broadcast Film Critics Association

•     Nominated Best Actor - 2006 (Leonardo DiCaprio)
•     Nominated Best Picture - 2006
•     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 2006 (Djimon Hounsou)

• Cannes Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2004

• Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association

•     Nominated Best Picture - 2006

• Hollywood Foreign Press Association

•     Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - 2006 (Leonardo DiCaprio)

• Las Vegas Film Critics Association

•     Won Best Supporting Actor - 2006 (Djimon Hounsou)
•     Nominated Best Picture - 2006

• National Board of Review

•     Won Best Supporting Actor - 2006 (Djimon Hounsou)
•     Nominated Best Picture - 2006

• Satellite Awards

•     Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - 2006 (Leonardo DiCaprio)

• Screen Actors Guild

•     Nominated Best Actor - 2006 (Leonardo DiCaprio)
•     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 2006 (Djimon Hounsou)

• Washington D.C. Film Critics Association

•     Won Best Supporting Actor - 2006 (Djimon Hounsou)

• Women Film Critics Circle

•     Won Best Actor - 2006 (Djimon Hounsou)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Brad Pitt - Achilles
       Angelina Jolie - Olympias
       Djimon Hounsou - Solomon Vandy
       Diane Kruger - Helen, Queen of Sparta
       Anthony Hopkins - Old Ptolemy
       Arnold Vosloo - Ambassador Walker
       Brendan Gleeson - King Menelaus
       Basil Wallace - Benjamin Kapanay
       Benu Mabhena - Jassie Vandy
       Julie Christie - Thetis
       Ato Essandoh - Commander Rambo
       Garrett Hedlund - Patroclus
       Anthony J. Coleman - Cordell Brown
       Anointing Lukola - N'Yanda Vandy
       James Cosmo - Glaucus
       Bouba Badiane - Tupac T-shirt
       Joseph Morgan - Philotas
       Ian Beattie - Antiginous
       Adam Baldwin - Tom McLaury
       Annabeth Gish - Urilla Sutherland
       Klemens Becker - German Minister
       Akin Omotoso - Peacekeeper
       Annelise Hesme - Stateira
       Dini Nondumo - Mende UN Worker
       Grant Brett Swanby - UNCHR Official
       Tau Maserumule - R.U.F. Soldier 1
       Adetokumboh M'Cormack - R.U.F. Trainer
       Martin Abdul Jabbar - Guinean Guard
       Gaurav Chopra - French Journalist
       Karl McMillan - Aussie Journalist
       David Lee - Cockney Journalist
       Jonathan Pienaar - SA Cameraman
       Sonni Chidiebere - Kamajoor Headman
       Nnamdi Onyeiwu - Kamajoor
       Nhlanhla Mavimbela - Child Solider 1
       Mfuno Pisani - Child Soldier 2
       Phado Bahola - Child Soldier 3 (Indoc)
       Thabang Mothle - Child Soldier 4 (Indoc)
       Buhle Seya - Child Soldier 5 (Indoc)
       Sizwe Makapela - Child Soldier 6 (Indoc)
       Tyrone Keogh - SA Page
       Winston Ntshona - Old Mende Man
       Mduduzi Mabaso - Rebel
       Nat Ramabulana - Rebel
       Zenzo Ngqobe - Rebel
       Mlungisi Hlophe - Rebel
       Carol Behane - Mother at the Bridge
       Nigel Harman - News Reporter
       Clare Holman - News Reporter
       Kedibone Tholo - Prostitute
       Koketso Mojela - Prostitute
       Adam Taylor - Texas Jack

• Director:

  Edward Zwick, Lawrence Kasdan, Oliver Stone, Wolfgang Petersen

• Producer:

  Colin Wilson, Diana Rathbun, Don Gordon, Edward Zwick, Gillian Gorfil, Graham King, Greg Jacobs, Iain Smith, Jim Wilson, Jon Kilik, Jon Slan, Kevin Costner, Lawrence Kasdan, Marshall Herskovitz, Moritz Borman, Paula Weinstein, Thomas Schühly, Wolfgang Petersen

• Screen Story:

  C. Gaby Mitchell, Charles Leavitt

• Screenwriter:

  Charles Leavitt, Christopher Kyle, Dan Gordon, David Benioff, Laeta Kalogridis, Lawrence Kasdan, Oliver Stone

• Cinematographer:

  Eduardo Serra, Owen Roizman, Richard Bowen, Rodrigo Prieto, Roger Pratt

• Composer (Music Score):

  James Horner, James Newton Howard, Vangelis

• Musical Arrangement:

  Conrad Pope, Eddie Karam, James Horner, Jon Kull, Randy Kerber

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Budd Carr, George Acogny, John Pritchett

• Editor:

  Alex Marquez, Carol Littleton, Peter Honess, Steven Rosenblum, Thomas J. Nordberg, Yann Herve

• Production Designer:

  Dan Weil, Ida Random, Jan Roelfs, Nigel Phelps

• Art Director:

  Adam O'Neill, Andrew Nicholson, Chaiyan (Lek) Chunsuttiwat, Cliff Robinson, Daran Fulham, Gary Wissner, James Lewis, Jillian Ashby, Jon Billington, Kevin Phipps, Marc Niro, Stephane Cressend, Stephen Dobric, Stuart Rose

• Supervising Art Director:

  John King, Jonathan McKinstry, Kevin Phipps, Les Tomkins, Peter Wenham, Raymond Chan

• Co-producer:

  Kevin de la Noy, Winston Azzopardi

• Supervising Producer:

  Genevieve Hofmeyr, Philip Key

• Associate Producer:

  Barbara Huber, Josh Gummersall, Rob Wilson

• Executive Producer:

  Benjamin Waisbren, Charles Okun, Dan Gordon, Kevin de la Noy, Len Amato, Len Arnato, Martin Hobbs, Matthias Deyle, Michael Elson, Michael Grillo, Paul Rassam

• Set Designer:

  Anna Pinnock, Barry Chusid, Charles Daboub, Jr., Cheryl Carasik, Peter Young, Tom Reta

• Costume Designer:

  Bob Ringwood, Colleen Atwood, Frances Hill, Jane Law, Jenny Beavan, Ngila Dickson, Simon Warnock

• Set Decorator:

  Jim Erickson, Olivia Bloch-Laine, Sophie Newman

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Ivan Sharrock, Jean-Paul Mugel, Jim Boyle, Jon Title, Tony Dawe

• Makeup:

  Ailie Smith, Annabel Jardella, Barbara Taylor, Clare Renata Gilbert, David Jones, Deborah Jarvis, Emma Bailey, Gary Machin, Isabel While, Jacqueline Bhavnani, Jeremy Woodhead, Kerry Hormbrey, Laura Schiavo, Lesley Smith, Linda de Vetta, Nana Chiabaut, Natalie Reid, Nikita Rae, Nuria Mbomio, Paul Gooch, Paula Price, Polly Earnshaw, Rebecca Cole, Sarah Nolte, Sarah Pickering, Sheila Flynn, Simon Sothcott, Uxue Laguardia

• First Assistant Director:

  Abhijati Jusakul, Ahmed Hatimi, Gerry Gavigan, Jenny Beavan, Mohamed Nesrate, Nilo Otero, Peter Bennett, Simon Warnock, Stephen P. Dunn, Zinedine Ibnou Jabal

• Consultant/advisor:

  David Mense, Dr. Fiona Greenland, Dr. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Dr. Lyndsay Allen, Frabrizio Caracciolo Di Brienza, John Bernard

• Singer:

  Bulgarian Women's Choir, Tanja Tzarovska

• Animator:

  Chas Cash, Jason Snyman, Jean-Claude Deguara, Jon Paul Jones

• Camera Operator:

  Klemens Becker, Mike Proudfoot, Peter Field, Tim Wooster

• Stunts:

  Alejandro Avendano, Andre Degabrielle, Andy Bennett, Angel Gomez Fdez, Angelo Ragusa, Antonio Marsh, Aris Comninos, Artur Berezin, Asen Asenov, Ben Cooke, Ben Dimmock, Bronco McLoughlin, Buster Reeves, Campbell Rousselle, Cedric Proust, Daniel Hirst, Daniel Naprous, Danielle Da Costa, Daryl Andrews, David Leitch, David Listavan, David Ware, Derek Lea, Dimitar Doichinov, Eduardo Gomez, Eunice Huthart, Florian Robin, Gabriele Ragusa, George Barbara, Glenn Foster, Guy List, Hana Dvorska, Innocencio Losada Silva, Ivan Baena Delgado, Ivo Kehajov, Jan Holicek, Jason Hunjan, Javier Lambert, Jindrich Klaus, Jiri Kraus, Jitka Holickova, Joel Proust, Jonathan Cohen, Jose Antonio Gutierrez Sanchez, Juan Manuel Cabrera Pascual, Kenneth Camilleri, Leonardo Godinez, Levan Doran, Louie Horvath, Luis Miguel Arranz Losa, Luis Miguel Arranz Villareal, Luke Kearney, Marc Mailley, Mark Franklin Henson, Mark Mottram, Mark Rounthwaite, Mark Southworth, Marketa Frankova, Martin Hub, Maurice Lee, Mauricio Martinez, Menyhert Dutombe Balog, Mike Lambert, Nick McKinless, Omar Ayala, Paul Shapcott, Pedro Garcia Garcia, Philippe Losson, Raul Lopez, Ricky English, Rodney Cook, Rowley Irlam, Ryan Carey, Sean Button, Seng Kawee, Steve Abela, Steve Caswell, Steve Drage, Stuart Clark, Stuart Thorp, Theo Kypri, Todor Lazzarov, Tom Struthers, Tyrell Kemlo, Zuzana Drdacka

• Choreography:

  Piers Gielgud

• Casting:

  Hopkins-Smith-Barden, Jennifer Shull, Joule Studio, Juliette Menager, Lucinda Syson, Moonyeenn Lee, Rebecca Roper, Victoria Thomas

• Production Manager:

  Al Burgess, Alan Shearer, Cindy Irving, Joao Ribeiro, Karim Abouobayd, Michael Sharp, Piya Pestonji, Tom Pestonji

• Sound Mixer:

  Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer

• ADR Editor:

  Iain Eyre

• ADR Mixer:

  Mark Lafbery, Peter Gleaves

• ADR Voice Casting:

  Abigail Barbier, Louis Elman

• Aerial Photography:

  Adam Dale

• Animal Trainer/Wrangler:

  Gillian Raddings, Smart "Wansoo" Sumalee

• Art Department Coordinator:

  Ahmed "Jimmy" Abounouom, Katie Gabriel, Said El Idrissi

• Assistant Art Director:

  Roger A. Bowles, Tom Still

• Assistant Costume Designer:

  Anna Kot, Mari-An Ceo, Mark Bennett, Sarah Touaibi, Stephen Miles

• Assistant Dialogue Editor:

  Capucine Courau

• Assistant Editor:

  Charlotte Rembauville, Frederique Veillard-Gardiner, Lionel Cassan, Olivier Gourlay, Sandro Lavezzi

• Assistant Location Manager:

  Toufiz Abouoayd

• Assistant Music Editor:

  Barbara Mcdermott

• Assistant Production Coordinator:

  Joanna Slennett, Phyl Allarie, Victoria Morgan

• Assistant Properties:

  John Wells

• Assistant Sound Editor:

  Alistair Hawkins, Camille Toubkis, David Mackie, Gurwal Coic-Gallas, Julien Bourdeau

• Assistant Visual Effects Editor:

  Chris Baker, Francis Cunningham, Tim Pounds-Cornish

• Associate Editor:

  Cynthia Thornton

• Best Boy Grip:

  Gary Smith

• Boom Operator:

  Frederic Mascaras

• Buyer:

  Dominic Capon, Harriet Orman, Kittiya "Kit" Supaso, Mark Meddings, Marshall Aver, Norman Baillie, Rachel Turner, Robert Allen, Ros Ward, Sally Turner, Tanaphol "Kia" Pakornchaikun

• Camera Loader:

  Chaz Lyon, Dean Morrish

• Casting Associate:

  Berenice Percival, Deborah Maxwell Dion, Mark Bennett

• CGI Effects:

  Andy Feery, Blake Sweeney, Eduardo Schmidek, Geoff Pedder, Grahame Andrew, Gregory King, James Turner, Joern Weisspfennig, Tim Jones, Tim Zaccheo, Vania Alban-Zapata

• Co-Executive Producer:

  Fernando Sulichin, Gianni Nunnari

• Color Timing:

  John Ensby, Peter Hunt

• Compositor:

  Adrian Metzelaar, Alessandra Cioffi, Alex Lemke, Alex Payman, Andre Brizard, Andre Brizzard, Arundi Asregadoo, Dan Harrod, Doug Larmour, Garrett Honn, Gavin Digby, George Zwier, Giuseppe Tagliavini, Hannah Peirce, Jan Toensman, John Slattery, Jonathan Hairman, Julia Egerton, Julien Goldsbrough, Kirsty Lamb, Lyse Beck, Marian Mavrovic, Martin Davison, Martin Riedel, Merrin McLeod, Murray Barber, Robin Hollander, Sarah Norton, Sheila Gorman, Stuart Lashley, Stuart Partridge, Suzanne Jandu

• Conductor:

  Gavin Greenaway, James Horner, Nic Raine, Pete Anthony

• Construction Coordinator:

  Clive Pollick, Renato Chagas

• Construction Foreman:

  Andy Evans

• Costume/Wardrobe:

  Hazel Adams, Nadia Botha, Natasha Stevens, Promise Mgoduka, Shahida April, Widaad Williams, Zoe Harvey

• Costumes Supervisor:

  Philippa Lingard, Rae Donnelly, Sian Evans

• Craft Service/Catering:

  Chan Thananuntasiri, Peter Titterrell, Premiere Caterers

• Department Head Hair:

  Sharon Martin

• Department Head Makeup:

  Sallie Jaye

• Dialogue Editor:

  Anne Delacour

• Draftsman:

  Alice Biddle, Ashley Winter, Christine Parkin, Cristina Casali, Emma Vane, Heidi Gibb, Julie Philpott, Mark Swain, Peter Dorme, Rod McLean, Rosie Hardwick

• Driver:

  Emilio Fernandez

• Electrician:

  Adam Lee, Bernie O'Brian, David Moore, David Sinfield, Dennis O'Connell, John Haylen, John Turner, Terry Stone, Tommy O'Sullivan, Warren Evans

• Extra Casting:

  Suwimon "O" Petcharayutporn

• Fights Choreographer:

  Reg Wayment

• Focus Puller:

  John Gamble, Sean Connor

• Foley Artist:

  Andi Derrick, Felicity Cotrell, François LePeuple, Laurent Levy, Peter Burgis, Ruth Sullivan

• Foley Mixer:

  Ed Coyler, Eric Bonnard

• Gaffer:

  Chesda "Pop" Smithsuth, John "Biggles" Higgins, John McKay, Steve Costello, Wayne Leach

• Generator Operator:

  Paul Holley

• Graphic Design:

  Helen Koutas, Kellie Waugh

• Grip:

  Chunky Huse, Garth Sewell, Howard Woods, Malcolm Smith, Paul Tsan, Sam Philips

• Hair Styles:

  Barbara Taylor, Colin Jamison, Lesley Smith, Zoey Tahir

• Head Carpenter:

  David Edwards, John Casey

• Historical Consultant:

  Robin Lane Fox

• Key Grip:

  Malcolm Huse, Somchart "Deang" Punkaew

• Key Hairstylist:

  Aldo Signoretti

• Key Make-up:

  Paul Engelen

• Lead Compositor:

  Kat Szuminska

• Location Manager:

  Driss Gaidi, Johan van Huyssteen, Jonathan Hook, Khalid Boulasri, Peter Currey, Simon Crook

• Matte Artist:

  Chris Thunig, Dan Neal, Jason Horley, Juan Jesus Garcia, Lizzie Bentley, Nathan Hughes, Rachael Haupt

• Motion Control Camera:

  Artem Digital

• Music Editor:

  Dick Bernstein, Ramiro Belgardt

• Musical Performer:

  African Children's Choir, Eric Rigler, Metro Voices, Randy Kerber, Richard Hinnigan, Youssou N'Dour

• Negative Cutter:

  Montage Films Thauvin, PNC

• Personal Assistant:

  Claudine Farrell, Holly Goline, Jeanette Agaronoff, Jeff Roland, Mike Webb

• Post Production Coordinator:

  Arlyn Richardson, Suzie Gilbert

• Post Production Supervisor:

  Cyril Contejean, Marianne Jenkins

• Production Accountant:

  Betty Williams, Emma Bendell, Marge Rowland, Sana El Kilali, Sarah Trowse, Segolene Fleury

• Production Assistant:

  Benjamin Darras, Katie Houston

• Production Coordinator:

  Amelie Dibon, Emily Lascelles, Hind Hanif, Mona Benjamin, Siriporn "Goi" Wongwatawat

• Production Supervisor:

  Nick Laws, Santa Pestonji

• Properties Coordinator:

  Caroline Keefe, Sophia Chaoui

• Properties Maker:

  Abdelkrim Boukhoubiane, Anne Marie Walters, Geraldine O'Reilly, Hassan El-Madini, Jonathan Jackson, Raymond Lovell, Warwick Boole

• Properties Master:

  David Balfour, Mark Auret, Paul Hedges, Robert Hill

• Properties Painter:

  Charlie Cottrell, James Newell

• Properties Storeman:

  David Cheesman, Marlon Cole

• Re-Recording Mixer:

  Alek Goosse, Benjamin Le Loch, Bruno Tarriere, Chris David, Damien Bera, Gerry Teague, Gregory Poncelet, Julien Perez, Mark Taylor, Mike Dowson, Philip Jenkins, Philip Mark Freudenfeld, Rodolphe Duhamel, Stevenson Hancock

• Recording:

  Simon Rhodes

• Research:

  Kathleen Lorden, Susan G. Reifer, Takae Shimizu

• Runner:

  Barney Wrightson, Frederic Chartier, Matthew Lee, Mohamed Atbir, Sarah Hood, Thomas Forbes

• Scenic Artist:

  Simon Hague, Stephanie Bell

• Script Supervisor:

  Jane-Ann Tenggren, Julie Brown

• Second Assistant Director:

  Brandon Lambdin, Dale Butler, Noureddine Aberdine, Paul Taylor, Sallie Anne Hard, Tippawan "Paew" Mamanee

• Second Second Assistant Director:

  Veeranand "Kong" Vanijaka

• Second Unit Assistant Director:

  Eddie Thorne, Mathew Dunne

• Second Unit Camera:

  Jonathan P.B. Taylor, Leigh Mackenzie, Sarel Pretorius

• Second Unit Director:

  Dale Dye, Gary Capo, Kevin de la Noy, Simon Crane

• Second Unit Director Of Photogra:

  Jonathan P.B. Taylor

• Second Unit Makeup:

  Debra Hare

• Series Producer:

  Charlie Bradbury, Charlotte Loughnane, Gilbert James, Matthew Sagar, Michael Elson

• Set Medic/First Aid:

  Diana Lander, Heather Thomas-Hughes, Ruth "Mole" Nicol, Shaun Rock

• Short Story Author:

  Homer

• Sound Editor:

  Frederic Attal, Selim Azzazi, Vincent Montrobert

• Sound Effects Director:

  Ken Yasumoto

• Sound Recordist:

  Yves Comeliau

• Special Effects Coordinator:

  Cordell McQueen, Mustapha Steila, Neil Corbould, Rangsan Rangsimaporn

• Special Effects Supervisor:

  Andy Williams, Clive Beard, Joss Williams, Ray Ferguson, Trevor Wood

• Special Effects Technician:

  Alistair Anderson, Darrell Guyon, Davey Miller, Joseph Geday, Kevin Rogan, Mike Kerby, Ronnie Skinner, Simon Cockren, Stefano Pepin, Terence Lathwell

• Standby Carpenter:

  Joe Cassar, Peter Rogers

• Standby Properties:

  Jack Garwood, Jason Torbett

• Storyboard Artist:

  Julian Caldow, Martin Asbury, Temple Clark

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Gary Powell, Paul Jennings, Simon Crane

• Supervising ADR Editor:

  Paul Conway

• Supervising Properties Maker:

  Alexandra Harwood

• Supervising Properties Painter:

  Jonny Roberts

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  Jean Goudier, Lon Bender, Martin Cantwell, Wylie Stateman

• Technical Director:

  Anne Hall, Christoph Matthiesen, Jean-Paul Rovela, Jordi Cardus

• Third Assistant Director:

  Kim Whittaker, Larbi Idrissi, Mustapha Grumij, Salah Benchegra, Santi "Game" Santivejakul, Tom Brewster

• Title Design:

  Moving Target, Pauline Hume, Philippe Soeiro

• Transportation Captain:

  Phil Allchin

• Transportation Coordinator:

  Arthur Dunne, Bryan Baverstock

• Unit Production Manager:

  Marianne Jenkins, Steve Harding, Susan Towner

• Visual Effects:

  Cinesite, Cinesite Limited, COS FX Films, Flash Film Works, Framestore, Illusion Arts, Lola Post Production, Moving Picture Company, Pixel Magic, Rising Sun Pictures

• Visual Effects Editor:

  Marcus Alexander, Neil Greenberg, Tom Partridge

• Visual Effects Producer:

  Abbie Tucker-Williams, Alex Bicknell, Aurelia Abate, Gilbert James, Joyce Menger, Ken Dailey, Martin Hobbs, Robin D'Arcy, Sharon Fitzgerald, Tom Boland

• Visual Effects Supervisor:

  Chas Jarrett, Jeffrey A. Okun, John Scheele, Jon Thum, Nick Davis, Rob Harvey, Rudi Holzapfel, Sebastien Drouin, Stephane Ceretti, Sue Rowe

REVIEW:

• Outside of its hyper-edited battle sequences, and its Hong Kong-tinged one-on-one fight scenes, Wolfgang Petersen's epic Troy feels like a Victor Mature film from the 1950s. For this film to work, the actors must play larger than life, and that can lead to moments of unintentional hilarity that, for the most part, this film avoids. The earnest tone might make more than a few audience members giggle with the possibility for Mystery Science Theater 3000-like responses to the stilted dialogue, but the confident visuals and the presence of the lead actors finally do lend Troy enough self-respect that one is forced to deal with the film on its terms. Brad Pitt (displaying the most sculpted muscles of his career), Eric Bana, and Brian Cox (hamming but getting away with it) manage to pull off the more implausible dialogue passages, actually making the political intrigue in the story more engaging than the action sequences. While Troy most certainly delivers what it promises, the film can bring nothing new to the venerable sword-and-sandal genre. Pitt's character, Achilles, is driven by the need to achieve immortality through his bravery -- the desire to have his name live through history. The sad truth is that it is unlikely anyone other than personal trainers will think of this film when they discuss Brad Pitt's career. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi