Not great, but decent enough.

Rating: 6/10 (23 November 2004)

I was offered free admission to a special pre-release viewing of the film by a friend in Philadelphia. Otherwise, I would not have spent money for the tickets.
The film seemed to drag on a bit more than was needed. The characters are quite good in terms of being believable, and the cast is rather well filled with Hollywood's famous. I was a bit surprised by the level of graphical violence in the film, but this is a film about a warrior. There is also some homosexual/bisexual plot, but nothing too extreme.
If you are looking for a precise, accurate historical account of the time period of Alexander the Great, then this is not the best film to see. It gets a bit out of control with the time period and location sometimes going back and forth chronologically. Otherwise, it is maybe "okay" if you want to see a long film with lots of fighting.