I loved it, and was very touched.

Rating: Null/10 (8 December 2004)

I've seen "Alexander" twice in the last week. I loved it. It was visually beautiful, and the 'red battle' was gritty and in-your-face amazing.
Alexander himself always seemed so conflicted. He alternated between being a man who hated his mother, and being completely under her control and relying on her. She, as well, seemed to go from unresponsive to him, to being in tears over the harsh words he says. She is, at times, a frightening character. The relationship between Alexander and Hephaistion was one of the best things about the film, and the reason that I will keep going back to see it, and buy it when the DVD is released. I was very disappointed that the two only exchanged hugs. With the beautiful, touching words of love spoken in that balcony scene, if one of them had been a woman, they would've kissed and gone to bed. Since both were male, we were never allowed even a little kiss. Something as simple as that would've left me feeling far more satisfied with the portrayal of their relationship. Hephaistion was the more serene of the pair, balancing out Alexander's passionate nature. The looks they exchanged and the things they said to each other did not make me uncomfortable. In contrast, I was extremely uncomfortable during the whole wedding night scene with Roxanna. I felt that the breast and groin shots were gratuitous, as if the director were trying to make it (the 'homosexual' scenes) up to the heterosexual men in the audience.