Better than I expected, doing some justice to his feats

Rating: 8/10 (9 July 2019)

Having seen countless documentary movies and animated battle stories on his feats and life I was eager to watch this film. Despite that it had a low rating and I expected nothing of it - I thought I'd have to use my imagination to make Alexander's life come to life.
Oddly enough, very little of that! If anything, this movie had me gripped and fascinated for the the entire length of it's play except the odd little too CGI'd up battle scene (elephants, I say no more).
Alexander does a good job in compressing and dramatising some of the more memorable events in the figure's life. The battle scenes are intense, chaotic and of sufficient scale. The backdrops varied and wonderful, although prime attention goes to the people who star in front of the landscapes, certainly.
When I reed negative feedback on this movie I cannot help but think that people misidentified the less sophisticated, more dramatic or unexpectedly dry acting as old fashioned or poor skill/choice/cast. What I saw was a direct throwback to how the Greeks and Macedonians themselves told these stories - who ever has been at a play of such events will recgonise the acting style. I think it helps put the viewer more in the spirit of the time.
All in all unexpectedly enjoyable, if you take the CGI for what it is : 2004, and not the best of it's time.