Fairly historically accurate, if a bit long

Rating: 9/10 (19 January 2005)

Of course, I think the controversy of this movie is that Alexander was probably more into guys than girl. If you've ever read a biography written of Alexander in the last fifty years, it was pretty obvious, even when they took pains not to say it. Culturally, since the ancient Greeks were fairly more open about 'alternate lifestyles' than we are in the US, it all seems to fit. Sadly, as Americans, we don't seem to be grown up enough to get past the idea that one of the greatest leaders in history was a big 'mo.
As for the movie itself, I found it to be a bit long, even though I could tell that they'd compressed a WHOLE lot of history into roughly a three-hour block. Considering what they covered, I thought the story line was not only accurate, but appropriate. If you question the accuracy, the History Channel just aired a documentary that was careful NOT to discuss Alexander's sexuality, but seemed to follow along the story of the movie. I thought that some of the actors were a little... over done, particularly Angelina Jolie, but the accent was sexy as all get out. I also thought the supporting cast had some weak links, but overall I thought it was one of the best of the epic dramas that we've been seeing in the last few years.