extremely disappointing

Rating: 2/10 (3 December 2004)

this movie was a great let down. It struck me as a cross between "Troy" and "Birdcage". the fight scenes were fair to good but a bit on the gory side, and i knew going into the movie that Alexander was bisexual but they seemed to focus more on his homosexual relationship than any other part of his life and there were huge gaps in the time line that left a feeling of confusion and disappointment. these gaps are intensified by flashbacks and flash fronts to Anthony Hopkins telling the story. the lack of substance is staggering since this was a three hour movie. the combination of these left me wishing i hadn't wasted that much of my precious time watching this movie. many of the scenes are eerie but don't seem to convey any pertinent facts or messages about Alexander. the one thing they did convey was that Alexander was indeed great (which he was by any man's account).