See it twice, just don't go to see it as an action flick

Rating: 10/10 (4 December 2004)

I have to be honest, the first time I saw it, I couldn't sit still and I wanted to get up and leave. I wanted to see an action movie with fighting and everything, which it had, but there was too much art stuff in it and it all got in the way. Even so, I had the feeling that there was more to it and it really was a good movie, I just didn't get it. You know? Like when you hear a joke and don't get it, but you know it's supposed to be funny?
So, I went to see it again, but instead went to see it as a biography of Alexander. It made a huge difference! It really is a great movie and it does have a plot and everything. There's foreshadowing and you get it all more easily if you don't go there thinking it's an action movie.
I think it is just that in previews, they threw in all the action sequences and made everyone think it was going to be an action movie, like one of Arnold's. I don't know how many people will go see it twice, but I really believe that if everyone who didn't like it saw it a second time (as a biography or an art film, mind you), then you will see an excellent movie.