Oh, Oliver, where did you go wrong?

Rating: 1/10 (10 October 2008)

I have heard pretty much nothing but bad things about Alexander, so I pretty much stayed away from it, but I noticed that it was sitting in my mom's movie collection and I just wanted to watch something new. I always like to give a movie a chance to see if I would enjoy it myself. Nope, I have to say most of the reviews on IMDb are correct, this is an over blown Ben-Hur wanna be. Not to mention, how in the heck did the casting director think that Angelina Jolie was perfect for Alexander's mother? Colin Ferrell, Colin Ferrell as Alexander?! Now I wanted to give this guy a chance, but seriously, Colin Ferrell?! Not to mention the strange film making, the constant story always twirling back into the question of Alexander's sexuality. I'm such a history buff, now if a movie isn't true to history, it does irritate me a little, but I just think, it's a movie, if it's entertaining, give it a break. Trust me, Alexander is just a bad movie and is an insult to one of the greatest warriors of our time.
Based on the story of Alexander the Great, we see him grow as a boy who isn't accepted by his father, is admired by his mother, and is slowly learning the power of being a king, being a strong warrior. His father is murdered leaving him the throne and going into battle to conquer lands, own whoever he wants, make decisions that will effect his country, having to figure out who are his true friends, questioning his sexuality, discovering the true difficulty of being a good king to his people.
I seriously had the neuce around my neck by the end of this film, I just couldn't believe how long it was, I don't mind long movies at all if they are worth your time and are very well put together but Alexander is just a mess. The film jumps time back and forth and gets you all confused. Not to mention, please, what the heck was with Angelina Jolie's accent?! Did she watch Bram Stroker's Dracula too much? Believe me, I love movies, I mean, I really love movies, I will always say if this movie is meant for a certain crowd, but trust me when I say that this just a plain bad movie, you'd expect better from Oliver Stone, but he went way over his head and really went overboard with Alexander.
1/10