Pretty Bad

Rating: 3/10 (9 October 2005)

Where to begin... first of all this story of Alexander, took place before Rome became powerful and before Julius Ceasar. Why do I mention this, because all the written works of Alexandria, was burned in a fire, where as per Julius Ceasars orders, were to burn the ships in the harbor, which unfortunately set fire to the great library of Alexandria. Which makes me wonder, where in the world did they come up with such a bad story to be made into a movie?? Now lets talk about the cast. It is always a pleasure to see Angelia Jolie, she is a good actress. Anthony Hopkins always is great to watch. We all know Val Kilmer chooses his roles wisely an always gives a good performance. Colin Farrel has his good moments, but in my opinion, did not sell the role of Alexander. Maybe it was because of the director, Oliver Stone. What in the hell was he putting in his coffee?? As far as battle tactics, it was a pure joke. In the fist battle, you have infantry running along side of Alexander and his calvary. What did Alexander give his men before the battle,, JOLT Cola?? The second battle was just as bad as the first. What was Oliver Stone thinking of in the last battle???? We all laugh when Alexander fell in battle and later his men carried him on what looked like a large shield,,, with the spear still in his chest,,, please give me a break.!!! Collin Farrel did not have what it takes to be in a part like this,, sorry. Least we forget, Alexander's sexual desires,, I think, it was played on a little too much. Hell, with watching this movie, I can see where the country of Greece got such a bad reputation. I gave this movie a 3, mainly for a few actors that played their part well,, Collin Farrel was not one of them and with honorable mention, Alexander's horse gave one hell of a performance. I hope there is some director that could do a better job in the story of Alexander and find a better leading man to play the part.