Alexander

Yes, I had read the negative reviews on "Alexander", but I had also noticed some positive ones. The negative comments seemed to dwell on historical accuracy and character accents. I thought maybe this was a movie that was actually decent and the other critics weren't looking at it as entertainment. Oh, so wrong!

"Alexander" is not only Oliver Stone's worst movie ever, it will be vying for worst movie of the year.

Perhaps the story of Alexander the Great, who had conquered most of the known world by the age of 25, is too massive for the big screen. At the same time, three hours was far too long to keep me in the theater. I gave serious consideration to walking out. I can see the issue with the variety of accents from each character in the story, but the performances behind them are far worse. Colin Farrell is not at all believable as Alexander. The scenes play out as a segment for something on the History Channel. Nothing appears real. Plus, for a movie about a conqueror, there are only two battle scenes.

The movie is narrated by Ptolemy, who is relaying the story of Alexander to a scribe. At one point, after describing the true story of Alexander's death, Ptolemy turns to the scribe and says, "No, we can tell that. Throw that whole part out." I chuckled, thinking they should have said that about the entire script.

Alexander the Great may have been an impressive leader of the world's largest empire, but "Alexander" the movie is simply the worst. I give it an F.

"Alexander" is rated R with a running time of 3 of the longest hours of my life.