Too long, drawn out, and nothing really happened.

Rating: 2/10 (13 April 2004)

To be perfectly honest... I thought this movie was absolutely terrible. Nothing happened throughout the whole movie. I went expecting to see a little bit of action but there was almost none. I really only remember two fight scenes, one drawn out and terribily filmed with what looks like an attempt to make you feel for all that died in the Alamo, and one that lasted about 30 seconds which was actually done rather well, but it was a nice bit of film tacked on the end of two hours you would have to pay me to see again.
The first fight scene wouldn't have been so bad except they drew it out and I had just sat through 2 hours of drawing out. It felt like more of a "finally, they're all going to die so I can go home" instead of the respect for the Alamo I should have been feeling. The character development was pretty decent except for (can you guess what's coming yet?) it was too drawn out. There was a good movie hidden within all the waiting, but the waiting was 85% of it. That might have been on purpose to try and make you feel the wait that they were feeling in the Alamo, but whatever they tried to do with it they failed.
It has been a long time since I've seen a movie that I thought "Oh seriously, when does this get over?" Granted that I wasn't expecting to see the kind of movie I saw. I was expecting more action. But in retrospect, as I look at what it was now knowing what to expect, it still doesn't look any better. There is nothing they did in this movie they couldn't accomplish in a well written essay on the Alamo other than one cool part with Crockett's fiddle.
All in all, unless you are getting dragged to go see it by your girlfriend or family, are a big Alamo buff, or like any of the cast, do yourself a favor and find a spot on the History channel about the Alamo. It'll probably be more entertianing. 2/10