Enough history gotten right to really make the errors stand out

Rating: Null/10 (12 April 2004)

The Alamo is a reasonably entertaining movie. There's good acting throughout and the final battle scene is really mesmerizing.
Having said that, I now need to post a spoiler alert.

They played fast and loose with a lot of the facts, and left out one of the most moving moments of the entire Alamo saga. For whatever reason, the makers of this film seemed to have a real dislike for David Crockett. They continually downplayed his character throughout the movie, making him appear nothing more than a opportunistic, greedy buffoon. The ending of the movie showed Crockett being captured and brought before Santa Anna - total horsecrap. Crockett was killed in the fighting; his body was observed by one of the few survivors (Susanna Dickinson) as she was brought out of the Alamo. In addition, one of the slaves (Ben) also identified his body.
And they totally omitted the line in the sand incident. Travis spoke to the men and gave them an update on what was happening. He then drew a line in the sand and gave the men the opportunity to stay and fight by crossing the line, or to attempt to leave. Moses Rose was the only one who chose not to cross the line; he escaped later that night.
If you're willing to overlook several glaring factual errors, you'll like the movie. It saddens me to think, though, that many people will see it and believe it is historically accurate. If Hollywood is going to make a film about an historical event, they should either do it right or not do it at all.