"Flawed, but worthy. Alexander is rich in vision and bold in style

Rating: 5/10 (18 August 2006)

Oliver Stone takes on Ancient Greece in this film focusing on Alexander the Great, the famous Macedonian king who conquered 90% of the known world. This Hollywood film has many historical errors, but it is worth viewing.
The story meddles up, the film does not really bond with the viewer, but it isn't a rubbish film. It's very well made, it just lacks the spicing on the top
Stone's work is never disappointing, but this project is one of his 'worse' achievements. Nonetheless Alexander is not a bad film, it is colourful, grand in scale with good performances, a beautiful musical score and Stone's veteran directorial work.
Perhaps a few years more research and a more carefully constructed screenplay would have made Alexander the kind of epic masterpiece that we remember for years
"A difficult subject to conquer and successfully make. Alexander satisfies the eye with massive fight scenes, exotic locations and costumes and intimate love affairs"
"A beautiful, wonderfully made film with sensational battle sequences. What it lacks is a deep emotional backing and a solid background to support the heavy history of Macedonian Greece and Megas Alexandros"
Note: This is a review of the 160 minutes Director's Cut, not the 214 minute Extended Version