Mediocrity in its entirety

Rating: 5/10 (21 August 2005)

The public have voted and in this case are correct. This film was mediocrity in its entirety. The 3 hours or so that this film takes to watch could be much better spent elsewhere.....however, saying that, Alexander is not a "bad" film, it is merely average. It is a fairly accurate historical epic that somehow fails to keep the watcher interested or remotely emotionally involved with the characters. The script, pace, acting, cinematography and more are generally average, while the narration makes the story disjointed and rambling. This film is mostly cited for the "notorious" homosexuality element, but in reality this is one of the few things the film does well. Those with extremist views will find fault with it, but they always will. The battle scenes are also nicely executed, but the feeling that the watcher is left with is that something is missing. Average and forgettable, this is one of Oliver Stones failures.