review of Alexander - 3 out of 3

Rating: 9/10 (2 December 2004)

I liked this movie a lot. In fact I am still thinking about it after watching it for the second time last night. So, in analyzing why I really liked this movie that all the critics seems to be bashing I've come to these conclusions:
The acting was spot-on. Colin Farrell did a good job. He looked great! He is one sexy man with a sexy voice. He is my new favorite male actor. He should at least get an Oscar nomination. I was impressed with his skills as an actor. He portrayed a man of history that accomplished many feats. Needless to say, I'm convinced Alexander was a conflicted macedonian. Angelina Jolie was gorgeous in this movie. She did a good job despite the strange slavic sounding accent. I would like to see her in a more villainous role. Mr. Kilmer had an interesting role that he did well in. He did a good job portraying a 3 dimensional character.
I caught all the symbolism the second time around and appreciated the angles in which we saw the battle scenes, the lighting variances, etc. I was impressed with Babylon. The scenery in Babylon has shifted my view of wicked biblical Babylon from dirty, haggard, open space image to splendid sprawling city with tall buildings, which made more sense when the Bible always referred to Babylon as a city. The eye candy was splendid. The array of accents used by Alexander's generals, mom, dad, wife was interesting to hear but then that also makes sense since everyone represented more than one race. Perhaps it is far fetched to hear all the macedons and greeks sounding UK, but does that mean they couldn't find enough arabs or greeks to play critical roles? Probably yeah.
I don't understand all the bad reviews this movie is getting. Oliver Stone's perception and representation of Alexander as the man and understanding the horrible, cruel and wonderful things he did is interesting, intelligent - something I can relate to.
Boycott critics. Watch for yourself.
I give this movie 3 out of 3 stars. I'll probably buy it on DVD.