Alexander

[caddyman]

Just watched Alexander on DVD.

My, my, but doesn't it drag? And of course, being an Oliver Stone movie, Alexander can't just die of illness and exhaustion, he has to be done in by his generals. Very much the curate's egg of a movie: I enjoyed scenes; Christopher Plummer is always good value, as is (usually) Anthony Hopkins. Angelina Jolie clearly had an ageing portrait on the wall of a cave somewhere, but didn't do too badly. The girl from the Clio advert was unrecognisable.

Colin Farrell can't act, and the ancient Macedonians were all Irish. All barbarians were Russian and at no time was it clear what was going on. At two hours forty, the film is about three hours too long. A lot of the footage should be salvaged and given a decent travelogue voiceover by Michael Palin.

I am glad I didn't see it at the movies.

My PC clock tells me that it's now BST. I think it's lying - my digital radio insists that it's still GMT. I am in temporal limbo.

Comments

[colonel-maxim.livejournal.com]

I was astounded by how poor Colin Farrell was, I mean, this is a supposedly A-Grade actor. The battle scenes were incoherent (the ultimate sin for me) and Alexander's generals all appeared as indenti-kit characters with no real character amongst them. Pah and pshaw!

So, does anyone want a free copy of Alexander, the Director's Cut?

[velvet-the-cat.livejournal.com]

Yup, it's baaaad. Again, didn't watch it at the cinema and feel grateful for that small mercy alone.

[mr-h-r-hughes.livejournal.com]

Um, OK it's not the best film ever but it's not bloody Troy and that counts for something I feel.