Pretty frigin bad, only a few redeeming qualities.

Rating: 2/10 (19 November 2004)

Spoiler: Before I saw this movie I read some reviews on IMDb, which were mostly all negative, very negative, and I still went and watched it, for free of course! So was it bad you say, ummmmmmmmmmmm yes. A small focus on homosexuality is okay by me, but I believe Stone did it quite wrong. Many of the ancient Greeks felt that if a man was with a man sexually, he would gain knowledge from that individual. This is brushed up upon in this film, making it seem more as if Alexander is just homosexual. I am not a fan of everyone speaking English in a foreign setting in a movie, nor am I a fan of them using their own accents(Irish!!) when they are speaking English. They talked about being MILES away from home, as if they actually used the English Standard system in 323 B.C., not in England by the way. The acting is mediocre at best, the story focuses on the wrong parts, and the cinematography is bleak. So what was redeeming about it you say? It is unique, in that you just expect another uplifting Braveheart type movie. That's about it. I would say go see it and comment on it as well, because there are people who like movies for being unique, if that's you, go see it.
But in my opinion, just because something is unique does not make it good.