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11/01/07
The Alamo (2004)
30 %
Reviews Counted: 148 Fresh: 45 Rotten:103 Average Rating: 5/10
Consensus:
Too conventional and uninvolving to be memorable.
Runtime: 2 hrs 17 mins
Theatrical Release: Apr 9, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $22,367,675
Synopsis: An epic that evokes films such as HOW THE WEST WAS WON and DANCES WITH WOLVES, THE ALAMO details the key 1863 battle fought to win Texas from the Mexican government. Originally constructed as a Spanish mission, the Alamo provided a secure post between Texas settlements and the troops of General... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson, Emilio Echevarria, Jordi Molla
Director: John Lee Hancock, John Sayles
Screenwriter: John Lee Hancock, Stephen Gaghan, Leslie Bohem
Producer: Mark Johnson, Ron Howard
Composer: Carter Burwell
Screenwriter: John Lee Hancock, Stephen Gaghan, Leslie Bohem
Producer: Mark Johnson, Ron Howard
Composer: Carter Burwell
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12/30/06
There are great moments, though it's ultimately a lightweight film and certainly not an Oscar contender.
09/01/06
Com exceção das performances de Thornton e Quaid, o filme traz caracterizações estereotipadas e freqüentemente se entrega ao sentimentalismo barato.
07/07/06
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06/24/06
But is this 'Alamo' the definitive version? No, this is no History Channel presentation.
10/15/04
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10/06/04
Like its sets of the Alamo...the movie attempts to do more than is necessary, bogging down in minutiae where traditional facades would have done just as well.
10/05/04
Top Critic
Sluggish, talky and unfocused, its downbeat revisionism robbing its historical figures of the iconic status that would have made their story worth retelling.
08/24/04
Remembering this Alamo is a lot easier with the fiddle in the capable hands of Billy Bob.
06/29/04
This film is mainly for people who are interested in history, not entertainment.
05/30/04
For much of the time, it's a desultory tour through period movie hell, complete with carefully aged costumes and cement-like chunks of exposition.
05/20/04
The Alamo feels fraught with compromise, both artistic and historical.
05/06/04
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