rise and fall of Alexander the great...330BC

Rating: 7/10 (31 January 2005)

despite all the bad critics, the movie, seen on wide screen with 5.1 is really worth the go. Most historical elements have been truly kept, apart from Alexander's take of Persia (his main goal historically) which was disappointing. Few big battles (alexander only had to fight 7 in his whole reign, won 6), with a very exciting Gaugamela against Darius. The strongest point of the film being its full harmony with the special effects and synthetic images. Darius's palace of Babylon (all in blue tiles like it is historically known) is somptuous, as well as all the other palaces and landscapes, very thoroughly reproduced. great entertainment, good acting, a most beautiful Anjelina Jolie, a convincing Anthony Hopkins as Ptoleme and Colin Farrell quite in tune with his portrayal of Alexander. His beauty, his power, his thirst, his ambition, and also maybe his folly. If you can take 3h of your time, go see it, it really is worth it.