The Alexander I didn't expect to see

Rating: 4/10 (5 December 2004)

I can see that plenty has been said about this movie already, so I'll try not to become too repetitive. After being enticed by a fairly well done trailer, I anticipated this film quite a bit. Knowing the director, I was hoping for a little better than your typical Hollywood flick, which tends to follow mundane mainstreams. So, I cannot honestly fault Stone in creating something I truly didn't expect. You cannot fault someone for creating something his or her style, for we all know this is what art is. But please, for all our sakes, don't make a trailer that tantalizes our interest, and do ones best to stray from it. I'm always a sucker for ancient war scenes, but only two? Stone must have been on a tight budget. Second surprise, the hashing and rehashing of Alex's interest in men, enough already, point taken. I can see some sort of point Stone was trying to make, that our heroes in truth are nothing, as we perceive them to be. But was Alexander, labeled 'the great' really such a pathetic, indecisive, poor tactician? I didn't see how a leader of any group with his 'abilities' establish himself into our history as much of anything but a spoiled, lucky in war SOB! I truly believe that Anthony Hopkins must have been speaking of someone else in his praised filled dialogue.
I gave it 4/10, I don't want to totally discourage directors from creating historical films!