Perfect.

Rating: 10/10 (26 November 2004)

This is an intriguing and rather unusual retelling of the story of Alexander the Great. While his exploits have been chronicled many times, few movies have ever really tried to get inside the man's mind in the same way as this one. The result is at times speculative, so that the movie is more psychological melodrama than a simple narration of history.
Nonetheless, the movie starts with the myths and legends that Alexander himself knew, and uses them to create a psychological portrait of a man who was undoubtedly complex. The Greek mythology is often about characters who are morally ambiguous, as Alexander himself was.
The result is a movie that is about being driven relentlessly by inner demons. Like his mythical predecessor, Achilles, Alexander chose a short and glorious life, but ultimately self-destructed. If this interpretation is speculative, it is interesting and insightful.