not an epic, excellent movie for high school history classes

Rating: Null/10 (5 February 2005)

Well, I think we can safely say that this movie is not really an audience pleaser. Being a bit of a history fan, i begged my friends to come see this one, and during the movie i had to wake up one friend, and had to keep apologising to another for my choice in the movie. Although, this movie may not be the worse that i've seen (trust me, i've seen my share of bizarre movies) it definitely is not a cinematic highlight. It's true that Oliver Stone should be able to convey in his style whatever he wants to convey, but still i think a good director should be able to negotiate with his audience. i mean the audiences are his patrons after all, and patrons aren't all artists (thank God). Therefore, i would have to say this movie is really pretty bad. There were many scenes that went on for too long after making a point, and also at the same time some parts were very brief. Like many, i had trouble understanding what the hell the strange looking cast were trying to say in their best* Macedonian impressions. Definitely not an epic, (not even close)but an excellent choice for history classes, although I would prefer to read the books myself.