You call this an epic? More like a turkey....

Rating: 1/10 (30 December 2004)

First there was 'Troy', one of the best movies this year. Then there was 'King Arthur' whereby it was enjoyable (excluding the huge historical differences).
And then, there was 'Alexander'. Boring, boring Alexander to be exact.
This movie should have been an epic. However, Oliver blew it by making 3 blunders:-
1) Long, long and extremely long conversation scenes. Oliver dragged the conversation on and on for almost an eternity. Honestly, I felt asleep TWICE during the night scene at Babylon. And not just me, I even saw some snoring away until the movie ended. If these conversation scenes could be kept short and sweet, many audiences will enjoy the movie and not need of listening to some mambo-jumbo talk like 'We will never be apart, I promise you' or something like that.
2) Hopkins wasted his talents as the narrator. I don't need one - it's like paying RM 10 (about $2.20) just to watch Discovery Channel. Val was totally awful as Phillip, with the exception of the scene of him dying when he was murdered. Jolie talks in an irritating accent which hurts my ear every time I hear her talk. Leto should be participating in a beauty pageant, as he looks much more beautiful than most of all the ladies in the movie. And Farell wasn't as good as he was in Phone Booth - he looked more like a confused man rather than a hero himself.
3) The 2 major battle scenes are dull and clumsily made. Alexander is known for his brilliance in strategy, but sadly in this movie, Oliver made him looking like a incompetent leader. Watch the 2nd battle and you know what I mean - it looks more like a slaughter to me.
This movie really downgraded Alexander from 'the Great' to 'the Chump'. Overall, this is my vote for Turkey of the Year - 1/10 stars.