Alexander (2004)

Synopsis: If you're determined to spend three hours with Oliver Stone's take on the personal and military struggles of ancient Macedonian conqueror Alexander... If you're determined to spend three hours with Oliver Stone's take on the personal and military struggles of ancient Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great, you should know that Alexander (Colin Farrell, in blonde disarray) is not half so much fun as mom Olympias (Angelina Jolie) or his future wild bride Roxane (Rosario Dawson). Indeed, it's the women in Alex's life who provide the movie's most satisfying action: Jolie, sporting some kind of Russian accent, wraps herself in snakes while hissing promises of Farrell's destiny; Dawson disrobes and threatens to cut Farrell's throat before shtupping his brains out. The rest is leaden history, supposedly novel because it showcases epic battle sequences and addresses Alexander's great love for his buddy Hephaistion (Jared Leto). But the man-on-man romance is limited to teary hugs, and the battles are indecipherable messes-you have to wait for Anthony Hopkins' narration to tell you what happened (in fact, you have to wait for Hopkins' narration to tell you everything that happens). There's some spectacle on display but, alas, not much that is truly spectacular. --Steve Wiecking [More]

Starring: Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Jared Leto

Starring: Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Jared Leto, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Plummer, Tim Pigott-Smith, Connor Paolo, Gary Stretch, John Kavanagh, Nick Dunning, Marie Meyer, Elliot Cowan, Joseph Morgan, Ian Beattie, Denis Conway, Neil Jackson, Rory McCann, Raz Degan, Annelise Hesme, Feodor Atkine, Brian Blessed, Brian McGrath, Mick Lally, Stéphane Ferrara, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Peter Williamson, Matthew Powell, Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Jaran Ngamdee, Bin Bunluerit, Toby Kebbell, David Bedella, Jessie Kamm, Patrick Carroll, Morgan Christopher Ferris, Robert Earley, Aleczander Gordon, Garrett Lombard, Chris Aberdein, Erol Sander, Tadhg Murphy, Francisco Bosch, Tsouli Mohammed, Harry Kent, Suzanne Bullock, Kate Elouise, Gillian Grueber, Michelle Lukes, Anjali Mehra, Anthony Jean Marie Kurt, Marta Barahona, Monica Zamora, Benny Maslov, Tania Matos, Leighton Morrison, Isaac Mulllins, Monica Perego, Rab Affleck, Sam Green, Michael Dixon, Laird Macintosh, Jean Le Duc

Director: Oliver Stone

Director: Oliver Stone
Screenwriter: Oliver Stone, Christopher Kyle, Laeta Kalogridis
Producer: Iain Smith, Jon Kilik, Oliver Stone, Thomas Schühly
Distributor: Warner Bros.

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