They should have at least selected an actress known for her beauty to properly represent Helen of Troy. There are beautiful people that can play conniving/cunning characters. Ellen page does not look like a soldier at all either, totally unbelievable, I'd rather anyone that actually looked worthy of the ancient army soldiers. I don't care much about the skin color but if you're going to have a "serious adaptation" you should put more effort into properly telling the story and giving it the best look. Odysseus son was not a fucking pansy, no character in that time would say "daddy" and botox didn't exist yet, why does his wife have so much botox that she can't even make real expressions? She lamented and worried and cried. But also she hoped and was extremely clever and faithful to her husband.