Title: Helen of Troy
Product review: TV movie bowdlerized version of a classic tale. Although this story has held up for centuries - this version falls flat. However, Rufus Sewell as King Agemmenon is brilliant and deserves an Emmy Award. Rufus Sewell is the ONLY really strong performance in this film - the rest of the film moves at a snails pace and is BORING. Serena Guillory as Helen of Troy could not act her way out of a paper bag - she comes across as a petulant spoiled brat - definitely not a maiden who could launch a thousand ships. I watched it for FREE on cable and still felt "I want my money back" - but the magnificent Rufus Sewell has many shining, illuminating moments and makes it worth watching if you fast forward to his scenes and skip over the rest of the wooden performances. This is a vanilla flavored "lite" version of the classic tale.
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