The most wasted budget in movie history

Rating: 3/10 (19 July 2005)

I really mean it. The story of Alexander the Great is an interesting one to be told. Also, I tend to like movies from the antiquity. My favourite movie, "The Gladiator", got me into it. Even though "Troy" disappointed me, I still had hopes for this one, but it tended to be worse in every aspect. Where "Troy" still was a mediocre movie, "Alexander" sucks on every level. First of all, the action-sequences in movies like this are important. I don't know exactly what it was, but the action in this movie didn't excite me one bit. It was rather dull and uninteresting. One scene in India is rather OK, but that's it. The story is also VERY boring. I know that this is a true story and all, but it actually is possible to make it more exciting. And what about the "boys wanna be with boys"-suggestions considering Alexander? That should've been completely removed from the movie. I fully understand that this movie was banned in Greece. Who want their national hero turned in to a rather tragic, femi-like idiot? None. And the actors portraying Alexander and his mother are nearly at the same age. Give me a break, people.