Let's be realistic.

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

I'm suspicious of the ratings here, which seem to be too similar to be truly unique opinions. This is an extremely interesting take on the early years of the Trojan War and one that I've thoroughly enjoyed. Intriguing direction. Emotional storytelling. Ignore the trolls and give this one a chance.

There's a lot of positive and bad reviews here, but ultimately I think this is worth a try. If you're a classical scholar or a fan of the Iliad, then potentially you might be disappointed - but it's not a retelling of the Iliad, which is also a work of fiction let's not forget, but another spin on the tale. Historically there's nothing to suggest Helen existed, let alone a Trojan horse or a 10 year war, so if you're expecting a faithful classical retelling don't even start watching, as many people have pointed out there's anachronisms galore. The hardest thing for me was the way it varied wildly in its delivery, something between a Starz-type T&A series to credible historical drama, and as such it never seemed to settle comfortably or confidently into something that was easy to watch. They could have done without the threesome, however I've got no issue with the casting (and if they hadn't cast black actors in some of the main roles they would have been accused of white-washing, it's a no-win situation). I thought it gained traction and the last few episodes were more enjoyable than the first. I would have liked a little more involvement from the Gods as they seemed to start with a supernatural spin yet not really develop it. For me, personally, it was lovely to see the South African backdrops being used so beautifully as well as a lot of South African acting talent.

Here in Serbia we studied Iliad and Odyssey in high school. I honestly don't know what to think of this, so many characters ruined. Will have to read epos again. Need to delete this from my brain. :'(This should have been random story with fake names, - stupid actions.

Show was pretty good, I'm a fan of the Brad Pitt movie which is not without its flaws much like this. You people who write these reviews though, god you're losers. Go outside, talk to people, get out of your own twisted little minds where you think your opinions are valid and worth a damn