If you like historical epics, you'll like it, if not, then avoid

Rating: 8/10 (16 January 2005)

I enjoyed this film. Most of it seemed reasonably accurate and the battle scenes are very good. Hopkin's narration is a useful and necessary. You may be confused why all the Macedonians have Irish accents, and the other Greeks have 'English' accents - it is to portray the fact that although the Macedonians spoke Greek, they weren't total Greek in terms of ethnicity and history. This device can be confusing at first, but it does make some sense.
If you like historical epics (e.g. Spartacus, War and Peace etc) you like this. If you are interested in Alexander the great, you'll also probably like this. If your favourite movie is 2Fast2Furious, its probably not your cup of tea. If you can't accept the fact that Alexander was bisexual, then a: get a life, its fact, b: go watch top gun instead :-)