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[Hornaru]

Ok don't take this the wrong way...
But was this part just 'bullked' up to get the punters in?
The preformance was good, but the whole overdoing of the character was it just a means of more screen time and making a bigger draw with a famous face/body?

[lardvaark]

OK Hornaru, I'm afraid of all people it's going to be me who replies to this first! But weirdly we haven't discussed this in real life, so why not?

I'll agree that there was a great deal of time devoted to Olympias's character where many people wouldn't have expected it pre-viewing. But then, one of the most brilliant aspects of the film was the character exploration - and to this end showing Alexander's origins in full detail was a must. Don't worry about coming across as negative btw - at least you explained your argument and said complimentary stuff! Whatever our views on allocation of screen time to various characters, we seem to be in agreement that Angelina did well.

Tell you what though, if you ask quite a few of the gents you know who might have seen the film what their main reasons were for going....

[Catherine X]