THE GREAT ALEXANDER

Besides a three hour running time, Alexander is well worth the money. It is a given that Oliver Stone would have to make changes to fit this story into a movie. Alexander's life was over 30 years long. Hard to fit that in a movie. Somehow I doubt we'd all want to sit through a movie THAT long.

Though I was disappointed that some of the scenes I'd wanted to see were either skipped over entirely or just filled in with narration by Anthony Hopkins, what we got was more than enough to satisfy me. The battle scenes, were fantastic as expected of Oliver Stone. Used more extras for the battles than most of his counterparts and I think it showed. The dialogue did seem a bit overacted at times, but it wasn't a major detraction for me. I think the film is comparable to Troy.

The most interesting part of the the film was Alexander's personality. I won't go into detail, but if you see the film, expect some surprises that you might not expect to see on the big screen.

All-in-all, I believe this story should stand out as one of the better films of the year.
"Take what you see with a grain of salt." Enjoy the story for what it is.

After all, he was real. And his story lives on.