Alexander (2004) 6/10

Starring : Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Anthony Hopkins, Jared Leto, Rosario Dawson
Director : Oliver Stone
Running Time : 214 mins

Alexander The Great (Farrell), king of Macedonia, spent much of his thirty-three short years attempting to conquer the known world. Along the way he made many enemies of other nations due to his habit of doing what he please, when he pleased, regardless of what other people thought.

At a staggering three and a half hours, this biopic is so far past being too long it’s a joke. The movie looks good, but it plays too long and this alone makes it almost unbearable. I challenge anyone to watch this in one sitting without drifting off, and it seems even the director thought it was too long and put an intermission around the two hour mark. Fans of Stone’s long movies might enjoy this, and pervs will love the sex scene with Rosario Dawson, but it’s all just too much to take in all at once.

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