Oliver the Megalomaniac...

Rating: 3/10 (25 April 2006)

There are too many things that look ridiculous in this biopic of Alexander the Great: 1) Mr. Farrell looks more like David Beckham than like a tough and unmerciful conqueror. 2) nobody would actually believe that a woman like Angelina Jolie can be the mother of a twenty-odd years old guy. 3) What about Oliver Stone's insistence on giving that ultra-gay touch to all the male characters? were Alexander and his crew nothing but a bunch of sissies?? I don't think so. And well, I could have overlooked all those facts if it wasn't because you can just remark a couple of scenes (the war ones) and the excellent photography out of the 3 hours of the movie.
"Alexander" is a slow movie, superficial and boring, that contributes with nothing to the figure of Alexander the Great (looks more like a caricature of that man). The only megalomaniac in "Alexander" is Mr. Oliver Stone.
*My rate: 3/10