A miserable failure of a movie

Rating: 1/10 (23 November 2004)

This movie was awful. It was long, boring, and focused on the side-show of Alexander's life instead of his adventures. The acting was unconvincing and soupy. The story was tedious and long on speculation and details about Alexander's sexual proclivities, yet mentions almost nothing about his philosophy or strategising other than some vague desire for a multi-cultural empire. That "multi-culturalism" seems more a commentary on Oliver Stone's vision of a utopian world than anything Alexander tried to achieve. I'm not surprised the Greek government refused to co-operate with the production of the movie. Instead of letting viewers see the history and glory of Ancient Greece, this movie gives an introspective look at a bunch of characters who look, sound, and act more like Celts in Greek attire.