A very long line for a gigantic epic.

Rating: 5/10 (23 November 2004)

Waiting outside the Metreon in San Francisco,in a line of three hundred,for over an hour and getting the last two tickets on the free screening pass, it was worth sitting through the 3 hour epic. If I would have had to pay for it I would just as soon have seen it on TV. There were some memorable moments in the film and some great acting. Angelina Jolie did a great job as Alexander's mother. Anthony Hopkins was also great in his performance. Colin Farrell at times did not seem to be Alexander and seemed to drift with the movie at times.
I do agree with the advertising that this might be Oliver Stone's most ambitious project, but was disappointed with the overall outcome of it. This was an average epic and should not be confused with some of the great epics of the past. Lots of hype does not a great movie make.