Good, but not Great

Rating: 6/10 (19 April 2004)

First, let me start off by saying that I enjoyed this movie. I thought it was good, but it wasn't great. I don't think it ranks up there with some of the great war films. I don't count any historic inaccuracies against it, because the Alamo is a mix of history as well as myth.
I thought the movie could have done without certain lines. Most in particular was during the actual siege of the Alamo, Crockett's friend said "They've killed me Davy." Just a little to cliche for me. I enjoyed how the movie showed some character depth, especially Davy Crockett struggling with his fame. I also thought the battle for Alamo was well done. It was realistic, none of the defenders slew scores of Mexican soldiers before they were killed like you might see in some other versions, they were all killed rather quickly. After the movie was done, I must say that I wasn't blown away. But I enjoyed the movie, I was entertained, and it was definitly worth seeing on the big screen. 6/10