I was most disappointed.

Rating: 5/10 (22 November 2004)

When I saw that Ron Howard was one of the executive producers I thought there was hope for this film. I was wrong. I've seen the John Wayne version of The Alamo a dozen times and that movie gets me choked up every time. This version didn't do much for me except give me a sore butt from sitting for two hours. The 13 days of the Alamo seemed to boil down to one fight. I thought the battle for the Alamo lasted 13 days with several attacks over the duration of those days. I guess I'm comparing this version to the John Wayne version and try to decide which one is historically accurate. I didn't like the casting of this version. Billy Bob Thornton as Davy Crocket didn't work for me. Colonel William Travis was played by an unknown actor as far as I know. I wanted to see some big name stars in pivotal roles. Davy Crocket was larger than life and Billy Bob is not that large of a person. I did like the battle scenes. The movie was too choppy to hold together the plot. I never got to learn much about any of the characters. This had the potential to be an epic film but it fails in all aspects. I give it a 5 for effort.