If the idea of dishonest Oliver Stone filming a mammoth biopic of Alexander the Great gives you pause from the get-go, your already low expectations are being confirmed by film critics. Here's David Elliott in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Working on a scale so vast that his head exploded, Oliver Stone clearly lost direction.
That probably won't make the blurbs in ads for the movie, but sounds like as succint a summary as we really need. Recommendation: avoid.
Better choice: In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, the eloquent 1998 documentary by scholar-filmmaker Michael Wood.
Posted by Alan at November 23, 2004 11:53 AM