A valiant attempt thats worthy of note

Rating: 10/10 (21 July 2006)

This film, a film that dares if you will, to go against the mainstream of this specific genre, is in my opinion a worthy attempt, with a good deal of passion thrown into a project which, despite all its foibles and problems comes across as a worthy attempt at telling the story of the man who conquered nearly half the known world. Remember, this film is called Alexander, not Alexander the Great, and so it shows him as a man, not as this super human war fighting machine that feels no emotion. In this respect, I can greatly respect the character, for being human, like us. The battle scenes, although confusing at times, are some of the best ever filmed, the dust, confusion, cries, yells, arrows and blood, all come together to show the brutality of the wars these men fought. The acting, although at times can be suspect, the cast do a good, noble job. The Irish accents are, well....what can i say, a little off-putting and at times a little funny, but anyway, if you get passed that, your on your way to at least understanding this film! I can fully understand why people don't like this film, its long, lots of (at times) over-acting, the plot jumps around a lot and lots of touchy subjects such as sexuality and so on.
So, if you feel yourself to be a history buff, an intelligent person that can stand many hours of historical intrigue and action, then this is for you! (i consider myself amongst that group!) If you are into gore, blood and big explosions, do your self a favour and not see this movie. There are 2 big battles, but not enough to quench your brutal thirst for death and destruction.
Personally i loved the film, an epic film about real people, but to be a little unbiased, its a worthy film, but could have been done in a better way.