.:x:. I suppose I'm in the minority - I liked it .:x:.

Rating: 8/10 (7 December 2004)

What does a fourteen year old know about movies? I bet most of you are asking yourself that. I'm neither old, famous, nor cynical - so I bet my opinion doesn't count for much, does it? Of course not.
Never the less, if anyone does care to find out just what I thought about the movie after all; here goes.
First off, Angeline Jolie was badly cast. I hate to say it but I must agree with anyone else who thinks so - I know there are a few of you. The accent was a little off. No, not little - very MUCH off. It was horrible. I was distracted by her (I want to say Russian) accent so much that I could hardly judge her performance - although that wouldn't have changed my decision. She was trying to hard this time I think, which is a shame because I do respect her and I know that she's a very talented actress..
Second - Oliver Stone should have left the timeline as it was. The one segment going back EIGHT years to Phillip's death wasn't necessary in the middle of the movie. He could have easily brought that flash back around in another manner. My friend got a little lost and I had to explain to her what had happened right afterward. This took about five minutes because she's a little slow and didn't understand. My explanation also earned us some evil glares from people next us trying to watch the movie.
There were some more minor infractions for other odd things in the movie. The above however were the biggest of my concerns. Everyone else was well cast in my opinion.
I've heard some people say that the movie seemed really drawn out. I didn't think so, at least - I didn't have to check my watch to figure out how much longer I would be in the theatre. I was amused to say the least... Especially by the relationship between Alexander and his supposed lover, Hephaestion.
This is where the fourteen year old girl in me comes out.
HEPHAESTION (Jared Leto) WAS Gorgeous! AND I WANTED TO SLAP ROXANNE FOR STEALING Alexander AWAY FROM HIM BECAUSE THEY WERE SO CUTE TOGETHER!
Hehe, alright. Now that it's out of my system....
I was also a little upset that whilst Hephaestion was dying - Alexander just droned on about his future plans. And then he died and the camera is still focused on Alexander... Most irritating.
Anyway - That's what I thought of it.

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