Worth Watching

Rating: 6/10 (1 May 2005)

This is a movie I had been hoping to see and finally saw it on cable. It was well done, had good acting, and seemed to try at least stick to some historical facts and culture. I would absolutely recommend watching this movie.
As for it being an exceptional movie, however, I cannot say that. It seemed to be missing something. Neither the character development nor the artistry seemed to capture the imagination. The historical deployment seemed good, but it still leaves one to try and check the history books to see if all characters were dealt with fairly.
Perhaps this movie is even more realistic than the 1960 Alamo version done by John Wayne. John Wayne seemed to be somewhat guilty in his movie of mixing his opinion with the movie facts - but that ended up actually quite well I thought in the 1960 version. John Wayne treated all in his movie of all nationalities, US, Mexican and other races with high regard. That seemed a very nice gesture. But the real memory of the 1960's John Wayne Alamo movie was the artistry - the playing of the song "Green Leaves of Summer" as thousands of Mexican soldiers gathered outside the Alamo. For whatever reason, that seemed a very emotional scene in the 1960's film that just was not there in the remake.
But again, I would highly recommend even this new version as a movie well done and well worth watching.