First of all, if anyone says this movie is historically accurate, please go back and read the surviving texts of Alexander's life. It is horribly inaccurate, which is bad enough, but to be completely expected for a movie based on any historical subject.
In terms of film-making, it rates as low as historical accuracy. The acting is completely hammed up, I don't understand how Colin Farrell continues to get leading roles, he is a horrible actor. The sheer amounts of accents all over the place is annoying and distracting. Phillip and Alexander sound Irish, you have Scottish accents, and then you have Olympia, played by Angelina Jolie, who's insane accent I can't even place. The only real good acting came from Christopher Plummer and Anthony Hopkins.
In terms of direction, the overuse of the eagle flying in and out of the sun became to distracting and was so glaringly obvious. Oliver Stone appears to exert no effort in making a good film. I remember hearing how he blamed the "sexuality" of his film for bad reviews, no I think it's the bad acting, the horrible writing, and the pointless direction.
In terms of film-making, it rates as low as historical accuracy. The acting is completely hammed up, I don't understand how Colin Farrell continues to get leading roles, he is a horrible actor. The sheer amounts of accents all over the place is annoying and distracting. Phillip and Alexander sound Irish, you have Scottish accents, and then you have Olympia, played by Angelina Jolie, who's insane accent I can't even place. The only real good acting came from Christopher Plummer and Anthony Hopkins.
In terms of direction, the overuse of the eagle flying in and out of the sun became to distracting and was so glaringly obvious. Oliver Stone appears to exert no effort in making a good film. I remember hearing how he blamed the "sexuality" of his film for bad reviews, no I think it's the bad acting, the horrible writing, and the pointless direction.