Not as bad as what the IMDb rating and critics say...

Rating: 8/10 (11 August 2005)

Let me first start off by saying this is definitely not the best historical film made, but i have seen worse. THe film has its moments, its told in a random flashback manner (present, 10 years earlier, present, 9 years earlier, and on n on...) which is a bit distracting at times. However the direction is brilliant, fight scenes are first-rate and writing is great, worthy screenplay. The acting is good for the most part, I thought Farell although a little miscast (i call it misplaced) in this role was not bad. Jared Leto gave the best performance of the film while Val Kilmer and Anthony Hopkins were also solid. Leto's portrayal of Alexander's good friend and apparent lover, Hephaistion, was great. I thought Rosario Dawson was decent as Alexander's bartrian wife. The cast is not bad, although a few mistakes were made obviously, especially farell and jolie. Jolie's performance was definitely the weakest, her portrayal of Alexander's mom just did not appeal to me. By the way this film portrays persians in a pretty bad manner, but hey i guess i can live with that because its being told from the Greek point of view, and fac remains they did kick our army's butt, lol. Anyways, a decent film, not the best, but not the worse, a bit too long, but i enjoyed, had some great moments. 8/10