Great king, not-so-great movie

Rating: 5/10 (22 December 2004)

The life and the conquest of Alexander the Great had fascinated the imagination of many historians and history-lovers, like me. After some great movies about approximately the same era (i.e. "Troy", "Gladiator", etc.), I expected that this movie won't be less than remarkable, especially if Angelina Jolie is playing an important role in the movie. Unfortunately, Oliver Stone did everything wrong in this movie - First of all, the acting is awful. Jolie and Hopkins do a great job, what can't be said about the rest of the cast (especially not the one who played Alexander himself). Second of all, the plot is very confused and confusing. The most important issues are omitted (except the war against the Parsians), and most of the movies circles about the sexual life of Alexander. While the movie indicates itself biographic, It's not supposed to be a documentary film. Final conclusion, don't spend your money on this movie. It would be more worth to see "Troy" again, and understand how a GREAT war movie is made.