A bit difficult to watch, but worth it if you can.

Rating: Null/10 (25 November 2004)

I gather from most of the comments and reviews that I've read that most people don't think a great deal of Oliver Stone's life-long dream film epic. My thoughts are at odds with each other. This film is definitely worth the cost of a cinema ticket. Colin Farrell is phenomenal. Truthfully I never knew that he is such a good actor. The battle scenes are horrifically graphic and violent. The references to Alexander's bisexuality are subtle, for which I am grateful. It's my understanding that much of the sexual content of the film was edited out. While I admit that I am pleased about that I also cannot help but wonder something. Something is missing from this film, but I am unsure what. Usually when I think something is missing from a film I can pinpoint it to one thing: character development. But "Alexander" does NOT lack character development. I think it could relationship development, which was probably present before editing. I cannot be certain, but I have the inclination that this is probably the case. In any case I still am of the opinion that this is a good film that is worth seeing. (That is if you can stomach the gore and the implied sexual activity between Alexander and the eunuch.) I'm just grateful I didn't have to watch Colin Farrell kiss Jared Leto! I'm pretty sure that would have disturbed me greatly because neither of them is gay to my knowledge, and no one is THAT good an actor!