It's a good movie--Don't believe the negative hype

Rating: 6/10 (26 November 2004)

OK, the movie was pretty good (6 or 7 out of 10 max). I like those historical type movies, and if you do, you'll probably like it too. Don't go in there expecting a cookie-cutter Hollywood action film that's like all the other action films that were ever made, because that's not what you're going to get. It is more of a historical movie than an action film.
Although I really wanted to see this movie, I was half convinced not to go see it by the negative press. Fortunately, I didn't let that stop me and went to see it anyway.
Good points of the movie: Nice historical portrayal, good costumes and cultural content, overall a good movie, and some good acting on the part of Val Kilmer, Angelina Jolie, Jared Leto, and Colin Farrell.
Negative points: The first 20 minutes or so are a little slow, and there is some hokey dialogue.
A word about the negative press: People are totally blowing this bisexual thing out of proportion. I have got to say, there is very little gay material in the movie, in proportion to what people are saying about it. I was half-expecting 10 nude homosexual scenes, after hearing all the hype, but it's just not true. It is tastefully alluded to in the film, and there's really not that much of it! There is a lot of the film to like that has nothing to do with bisexuality. (My husband and I saw it together and enjoyed it, and we are not gay.) So, let's all be adults and get over it. Let's face it, homosexuality and bisexuality have been going on ever since humans have been in existence, and that's not going to change now, just because some people are upset about seeing it in a movie. Let's not judge how people love each other... make love, not war, right? I hope you see the movie.