Alexander

Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: November 24, 2004

6.0	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 214 Ratings

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julienc.Sep 7, 2005

Bad movie, boring, flat.

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BillyM.Sep 12, 2005

I haven't even seen this movie and i hate it already! jeepers it sucks! that's how bad it is; now ol oli stone can be a pretty big gangster, but not when he's making bad movies! thug life!

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DemiurgeD.Sep 9, 2005

I dont understand how anyone could even BEGIN to give this anything resembling a high rating. We all know that Alexander "batted for both teams", so to speak... and frankly nobody cares. Oliver Stone obviously felt like using this aspect I dont understand how anyone could even BEGIN to give this anything resembling a high rating. We all know that Alexander "batted for both teams", so to speak... and frankly nobody cares. Oliver Stone obviously felt like using this aspect would be more compelling to audiences than the greatness that Alexander was revered for. I suppose the only aspect of this movie that is worth mentioning, is the effort put into the photography and scenery... it was beautifully shot in some instances, but that is about all it had going for it. It was a pain to sit through, to be perfectly honest. I have never been to a movie theatre, where a movie was actually BOOed at the end. I just think it was so terrible to take a story as great as that of Alexanders conquest, and turn it into some sort of 'suprise' tactic using his bisexuality as the main pull for the movie. Rediculous - poor acting, poor storyline - it was so annoying to even want to pay attention to the plot, that you just want to get up and leave. A huge waste of time, dont even bother renting it - the special on Alexander the Great featured on the Discovery channel was 10X as entertaining, and I am not just saying that... There is so much to say about how bad it was, I am now at a loss of words.… Expand

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AndersH.Sep 16, 2005

A small baby could have played Alexanders just as good as Colin Farrel. Angelina Jolie's looks is the only positive thing about this movie.

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DuderothOct 14, 2011

This is 1 of only 2 movies that I have started and refused to finish. The plot is dull, boring, and it drags, and by the time I hit 80% of the way through I realized that the only reason the Alexander character in this movie survived at allThis is 1 of only 2 movies that I have started and refused to finish. The plot is dull, boring, and it drags, and by the time I hit 80% of the way through I realized that the only reason the Alexander character in this movie survived at all is because everybody else dies for him, including his horse. Alexander the Great my ass. More like Alexander the Mediocre.… Expand

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TheWalrus2000Mar 9, 2013

Stone obviously didn't spend any time on this sh*t as Alexander goes down in history as the Alexander the Never Will Be Great Film. One of the worsts of the worsts.

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DevivreOct 3, 2013

Intriguing cast! However it's interesting to see how much can go wrong with an interesting part of history if the storytelling doesn't work. Sadly IMO this is one of Oliver Stones weakest movies. Really boring and it takes ages to get to a point.

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MKhaJan 2, 2006

Worst ever. I haven't seen any demonstration of Alexander's "greatness"!! Talking about conquering Tyre and Egypt? Did I miss Part I of the movie or am I supposed to take it for granted that he's great by acting like a foolish Worst ever. I haven't seen any demonstration of Alexander's "greatness"!! Talking about conquering Tyre and Egypt? Did I miss Part I of the movie or am I supposed to take it for granted that he's great by acting like a foolish drunk 99% of the time!… Expand

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JKSep 6, 2005

It's absolutely dredful. Actors, dialogues, sets, this film is a shame. Oliver Stone is no Riddle Scott.

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lizp.Sep 7, 2005

Glorification of nationalism and genocide. It sickened me, and I squirmed in my chair the entire time, wishing it would just end.

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TomI.Jul 23, 2006

Very disappointing film. Tried to be an epic but was confusing. Poor acting, the battle scenes were awful. The narration was poor and confused. The 8 year flash back scene was in the wrong place.The camera shots while in a battle scene were Very disappointing film. Tried to be an epic but was confusing. Poor acting, the battle scenes were awful. The narration was poor and confused. The 8 year flash back scene was in the wrong place.The camera shots while in a battle scene were too close to actors and you lost all perspective. The story lingered too long on the homosexual side of his life. The fighters were not plausible as they were generally slim boys with makeup and would not have stood up in a battle. See Gladiator if you wish to see how battle scenes should be shot. Don't waste your money by going to see would be my advice.… Expand

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SteveC.Jun 18, 2008

Don't gimme any of this "you have to pay attention" or "you have to enjoy history" garbage. I love history, but even if I overdosed on adderall, I could not offer my attention to this movie. This marked the first time I could not finish Don't gimme any of this "you have to pay attention" or "you have to enjoy history" garbage. I love history, but even if I overdosed on adderall, I could not offer my attention to this movie. This marked the first time I could not finish a movie. I tried on two separate occasions and both times it took less than an hour before I realized there are so many better things I could be doing and shut it off.… Expand

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TomV.Jul 3, 2006

Unmitigated dreck. Audience, what was left after the first 2 hours, had to be put on suicide watch.

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pgmarkDec 16, 2010

A few things stopped this from a zero ... Anthony hopkins voice, special effects, and a few character actors.

Colin Farrel is horrible, Angelina Jolie was horrible and miscast, and the directing/dialog was horrible One more saving grace...A few things stopped this from a zero ... Anthony hopkins voice, special effects, and a few character actors.

Colin Farrel is horrible, Angelina Jolie was horrible and miscast, and the directing/dialog was horrible

One more saving grace... the budget was big enough to stop this from being worse.... watching that is but it might give Ishtar a run for most ridiculous $ spent for such a poor end product I want those hours back I wasted!!!!!!!!!… Expand

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KadeemluvmusicJul 23, 2015

Oliver Stone is the king of all controversial directors, but Alexander is by far the weakest in his career. I don't know if the re-cut of the film is any good, but boy how wrong is Hollywood. Updating an ancient historical figure just make meOliver Stone is the king of all controversial directors, but Alexander is by far the weakest in his career. I don't know if the re-cut of the film is any good, but boy how wrong is Hollywood. Updating an ancient historical figure just make me watch another 3 minutes of Hamlet. Everything in this piece of crap is horrible. Choosing a whiney bastard Colin Farrell, Marlon Brando, Hannibal Lector, and Angelina Jolie was a 'Meh,' the story is confusing, overblown action battle scenes, and Stone just lost his balance on why Alexander should've been a great movie to begin with. But I've have just seen enough of Colin Farrell and his offensive Greek accent. Some may think this is a big misunderstanding, but PLEASE do not watch this movie. Either on Netflix or Starz, Hell No. It's just too painful to watch as much as The Last Airbender. If it ain't broke, don't fix it even if Stone tried to be at his very best.… Expand

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cameronmorewoodNov 18, 2012

Alexander, which fails in almost every way possible, bores its viewers to death and attempts to educate them through nullified narrative more than it does to entertain them.

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worleyjamersJun 8, 2013

I wish I could say I was able to overlook the film's many flaws and say that it's a half decent film, but that would be a lie. Is this film really that bad? Sadly, and unfortunately, yes. This is a bad film; the pacing is horrible, theI wish I could say I was able to overlook the film's many flaws and say that it's a half decent film, but that would be a lie. Is this film really that bad? Sadly, and unfortunately, yes. This is a bad film; the pacing is horrible, the editing is atrocious, the performances are overly dramatic, the battle sequences are mostly mindless, it's unnecessarily gory, the story itself is unengaging, the direction is confused, and as far as historical biopics go this isn't one that all that accurate. All of these things combined with ambition could not save this film which is very sad and disappointing. The reason this film was so disappointing is because I believe this ensemble could have created THE biopic of Alexander the Great, instead we are left with this mess that makes us question the minds of those involved.… Expand

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BroyaxJul 22, 2018

Un sujet difficile que celui de cette légende antique, un sujet casse-gueule et pourtant, ça ne devrait pas forcément l'être... la preuve en est avec ce vieux briscard de Petersen qui a réussi avec Troie, ce vieux mythe usé (sorti la mêmeUn sujet difficile que celui de cette légende antique, un sujet casse-gueule et pourtant, ça ne devrait pas forcément l'être... la preuve en est avec ce vieux briscard de Petersen qui a réussi avec Troie, ce vieux mythe usé (sorti la même année je crois) à en sortir quelque chose de probant, puissant, satisfaisant. Simple.

Pourquoi avec Alexandre, cela ne serait-il pas aussi simple, efficace et grandiose ? peut-être parce qu'on a oublié "grand" dans le titre ? peut-être parce que la musique de Vangelis est bien pâlotte et pauvrette, aphone... minable. Presque méconnaissable.

Peut-être parce qu'Oliver Stone a mal choisi sa distribution : Farrell pédale (sans jeu de mots, je vous prie...) dans la choucroute du début à la fin et même Angelina a l'air bonne en face de lui. Elle reste bonne tout de même (pour son âge) mais ce n'est pas la question. Et que dire de Val Kilmer en Philippe de Macédoine ? serait-ce une mauvaise blague ? (très mauvaise en effet).

Et que penser de Rosario Dawson la métis porto-ricaine, elle qui est censée incarner une petite princesse asiatique, égérie fugace et involontaire du conquérant insatiable...? non, rien en effet.

Cela étant, ces 3 heures ne sont pas toujours désagréables avec une mise en scène maîtrisée la plupart du temps et quelques belles scènes... sauf vers la fin où ça dérape dans le "grand" n'importe quoi : la dernière bataille n'est en vérité pas regardable, car surdécoupée, tremblotante, épileptique et affublée de filtres roses et violets (?!... allons, allons, pas de remarques déplacées je vous prie).

Si l'ensemble de la distribution n'était pas soit foncièrement à la masse, soit engluée dans l'emphase grotesque, le film serait presque intéressant, car on ne s'y ennuie presque pas. Mais on ne voit pas trop ce que Stone a essayé de montrer d'Alexandre : un névrosé oedipien ? un homosexuel ? un illuminé ? est-ce que tout cela suffit à monter ou démonter le mythe ?

Que de questions... Oui, Monsieur Stone, il aurait fallu faire simple, plutôt que cette longue psychanalyse plus ou moins historique qui n'ennuie pas, non, mais qui ne fait pas rêver et qui divertit encore moins...… Expand

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harvdog03Nov 6, 2018

This movie sucked. With the cast and director its should've been at least somewhat good.

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MandygAug 16, 2019

All around bad movie. An embarrassing portrayal. I wish I hadn’t wasted my time.

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