Worst Movie I've Ever Seen

Rating: 1/10 (10 January 2005)

Horrible. The content could have been really interesting. The direction and acting drove this movie into the ground. Some points to ponder: - I didn't know all Greeks are Irish. - The structure of the film was confused. The pattern of the movie was set early: each 'act' was announced with a subtitle saying 'N year's later' and a long, boring sequence followed. Then, about 2 hours in and for no reason I can understand, there is a flashback to an important event in Alexander's life; the subtitle says '8 years earlier' or some such. What happened? No dramatic tension was created. Terrible. - I didn't know Alexander's mother was Elvira's little sister. - The Greeks believed that what we classify as homosexuality was one of the expressions of love. Since they also believed that women were inferior, the logical conclusion is that the best love one can have is between fellow men. Fine - I don't really care one way or another. The thing is , they were men who loved men for being men, not for dressing up like women and acting like women. Alexander's love for his friend struck a sour chord throughout the show. - Staring with anguish at the camera is not the same as having the intensity of purpose that Alexander must have had.
As I post this, the user rating is 5.5 I'm shocked. This is far and away the worst movie I've ever seen - though I did miss Battlefield earth.