Awful

Rating: 3/10 (8 September 2005)

I had my doubts about this movie but rented it anyway. I should have followed my first instincts. I can't believe Oliver Stone was involved in this. After reading some of the inconsistencies, Stone who is usually a stickler for detail sure did blow it on this one. The battle scenes were poorly choreographed, poorly filmed and it was almost impossible to tell which side was winning and which side was losing. The fact that they had the various parts of the armies in different dress didn't help. The aerial views of the battles were obviously shown very distant to save money on how many extras they had to pay. The Irish accents didn't help the credibility. Finally I think it was a real waste of talent (not Colin playing Alexander). I don't know how much they paid Angelina Jolie and Anthony Hopkins, but it wasn't enough to have such a stain on their resumes. Lastly Colin Farrell cast as Alexander Irish accent and all, was a colossal bit of miscasting. Good luck to those who ignore my review.