Alamo, The

USA 2004, 136 minutes
Dir. John Lee Hancock
Rating: [M]
Genres: Action/Adventure / Western

Feat. Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric, Emilio Echevarria

Aroview: Big-budget recasting of the fabled 'Battle of the Alamo' in 1836 between Texan (US) and Mexican forces, which marked a turning point in national destinies.

Given a talky, not unthoughtful slant in this revisionist version, with the iconic heroes Jim Bowie (Patric), Sam Houston (Quaid) and Davy Crockett (Thornton) worrying out their motives, anxities and the meaning of it all. Climaxes in a brilliant setpiece battle, though is sluggish in the buildup.

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2 stars (Good Try) The wardrobe department does a great job & not just with the resplendent Mexicans. There is quite a bit of pontificating & manly staring into another man's eyes which if reduced could have finished things up much sooner. The final scene is Hollywood crap ~Tubbs