Alexander the Boring

Rating: 4/10 (26 November 2004)

Despite the awesome previews/trailers...I have to wind up giving this movie a negative review. The biggest disappointment was the fact that there were only two battle scenes in the whole three hours of it (much like "Master and Commander" which was far worse since I could actually tolerate "Alexander").
That was clearly not enough for an epic movie, they were too short in length, and it was nearly impossible to interpret what was going on. I couldn't separate the opposing sides, the battle strategies weren't explained, and everything but the blood spouting out was unclear. Another downfall was that it focused too much on homosexuality, I mean Oliver Stone literally beat it too death and it wasn't even a known fact. It got to the point where I'm just like 'enough already'! Other parts that it was lacking include the lack of direction for the film's plot, countless speeches without any motivation for them, and just downright slow-moving parts that some viewers became fed up with and left the theater. The few plus sides were that despite being boring it actually passed by pretty quickly (although I don't understand how), a majority of the acting was good, and it was based on one of the most important people in all of the world's history.
Val Kilmer who used to be fantastic seems to have dwindled in time and I don't think Rosario Dawson is anything special either. Take my word for it and skip this one!
Final Days:
Movies: You'll feel swindled afterward.
DVD Purchase: What a waste of money!
Rental: The only form I'd consider but this is something you can definitely miss out on.