Not Oscar worthy but not that bad

Rating: 6/10 (27 November 2004)

A lot of people including myself saw previews of this movie and thought Oscars immediately, until i saw the movie itself. You see great previews with amazing sets and the potential of a great film but it falls short. The acting was good, but not excellent. The costumes and scenery were excellent though, and truly made you believe you were next to Alexander in his world. The major problem though was plot. It concentrated too much on Alexanders passion for men, and not his conquering nature. It had only 2 battles in the whole movie, each about 20 minutes, which I felt was not enough when telling the story of the greatest conqueror of all time. It lost my attention and just wasn't interesting enough for the epic it could of been. If you appreciate scenery and costumes, then see Alexander, otherwise wait until video. Too bad too, with all those actors and Oliver Stone at the helm you would think great movie for sure, but just wasn't that way. Only 40 minutes worth of battle if that and the rest plot, with plenty of boring parts that didn't go anywhere. 6/10