" When Alexander the Great left to the East, he promised he'd send his son, You're him "

Rating: 8/10 (9 April 2011)

Alexander the Masadonian left many a temple to his followers in the hopes they would remember him. That in fact, is what happened as modern people have sought his legacies in many of the countries he conquered. In our modern time, Director John Huston, using his own script, did just that with this incredible movie, entitled " The Man who would be King. " Using Rudyard Kipling (Christopher Plummer) as the capstone of this tale, he relates how Two English ex-soldiers, (Sean Connery and Michael Caine and a guide, named Billy Fish (Saeed Jaffrey) journey to far off Kafiristan, to establish their own kingdom. Traveling across the treacherous, snowy mountainous terrain of Afghanistan, they enter the country of Kafiristan. There, they ply their trade as experienced British soldiers and slowly work their way to the riches of Alexander. All goes well, until they are discovered not to be Alexander's children and must now face the wrath of the local peoples. The movie is impressive with wondrous scenes and exciting action scenes. For an audience, this movie contains all the elements of a good dramatic story and the cast is there to insure that it does so right up to the ending of the film. This movie is recommended to anyone seeking an adventurous tale as only Kipling could tell it. One will expect it to become a Classic in due time. ****