Alexander - utterly pathetic

Rating: 2/10 (19 January 2005)

On reading the review on the front page suggesting this was an Oscar winning film, I was sufficiently moved to register and give my comments on this utterly hopeless film. Bad script - woeful dialogue, and way too long, with two scenes in particular giving the impression they were never going to end; badly cast - Colin Farrel was completely out of his depth as the so called "colossus" described by Anthony Hopkins at the start of the film; directed in a completely self indulgent manner, with cliché riddled shots of flames and birds fanning out.
I knew I was in trouble from the opening scene where the special effects depicting the harbour in Alexandria were just laughable. This film has received the ridicule it deserves. Colin Farrel may recover but I doubt Oliver Stone ever will.