Not bad at all

Rating: 7/10 (6 January 2005)

Alexander the movie, in my eyes is not bad at all. Sure, it's a long ride, but it's a long story to tell. The battlefield scenes are bone crunching and action packed and not to be forgotten easily.This is an understatement. Visually I think the film is a treat, great camera-work and very much eye for detail of surroundings and costumes. The overall acting is OK, but could have been a bit better. Hopkins and Farrell good as usual, Kilmer and Jolie disappointing in my eyes. Historically the film seems correct to me, although I must admit I'm not an expert on this topic. I think Stone did a great job on showing the exceptional male friendship between Alexander and his long time friend Hephaistion. At last the lenght of the movie was a bit to long, 175 minutes should have been 150 max if you ask me. To summarize: worth watching, and definitely not as bad as the critics say. Rating should be more than the current 5.5!