Extremely disappointing!!! and just pathetic for a production this big...

Rating: 1/10 (28 April 2005)

I have to say I was eager to see this movie. Expectations were high and maybe that enhances all the critic's voices, including my own. Anyway, Alexander sucks! And it sucks big time.
First of all, I've been a fan of Alexander for as long as I can remember. It simply blows me away that one single person could create such an enormous empire in just a few years. This movie portraits the quest correctly, but it misses key points, specially when it comes to Alex's character. Yes, Alexander was bisexual and possibly even more gay than straight, but it was custom at the time to have an homosexual relationship with a servant or a friend. Actually, if you occupied a strong "political" position this was somehow expected (almost demanded). Alexander was a ruthless enemy and a man of extremely strong character. Sure he had feelings like anyone else, but the film exaggerates when we see an Alexander being constantly overwhelmed by them. Also, Collin Farrel as a great conqueror? Come on, I like Farrel, but it's just not in him (at least not yet).
The momentum of the movie is just slow, like, turtle slow. Things don't happen quite as fast as they should. Alexander's life was fast! He lived short, fought hard and died great. Same thing should happen with the movie. Instead we are carried over through 3 hours of soap opera. Not acceptable.
Bottomline, Alexander sucks! I doesn't deserve being branded as epic... not even as great and I'm sad to say this, it deserves a spot in the top bottom.