Disappointing

Rating: 1/10 (7 November 2005)

I picked up this DVD thinking, "Oliver Stone, fantastic director." Goodness, was I ever sorry I picked this film up.
When will Oliver Stone learn that people don't want to see prolonged periods of violence (unless it's Lord of the Rings) and talking heads for twenty or more minutes (unless it's...no, no we don't want to see talking heads).
If I could break down this film by pattern, "A" being long periods of talking heads (no action) and "B" being long periods of somewhat graphic violence with incoherent babbling, this movie would read A, B, A, B, A, B, A, A, A, B, B, B, A, B, A, B... goodness, it was so boring! After one hour of watching the director's cut (WHAT was I thinking), I finally took the DVD out and banned it from my DVD player.
I love you Oliver Stone but please go back to film school and learn that people want to see scenes talk to the audience, jam packed with action. More action, less people talk. After all, dialog is the least (and last) important element needed in a really good script.
For everyone else: Want an entertaining movie? Watch something else. Put away Alexander and never look back.