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Mixed or average reviews- based on 42 Ratings

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 38
  2. Negative: 5 out of 38
  1. It's a well-crafted, intelligent, no-nonsense western epic that zips us through the famous siege and the birth of Texas with style, verve and impressive historical accuracy.
  2. Alamo buffs will be delighted, and everyone else will be treated to something that feels like Old Hollywood crossed with new sensibilities.
  3. A respectable and at times an exciting film that should appeal to males of all ages, history buffs and -- yes, it's inevitable -- patriots.
  4. Reviewed by: Peter Debruge
    38
    The studio wimped out, and the result is a lesser production on every level: talent, script, content, and purpose.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 34
  2. Negative: 12 out of 34
  1. Though its plodding pace brings it down in some parts, it is a well crafted story that gives a Human dimension to the defenders of the Alamo, portraying them as people, rather than the larger than life legends that have since permeated history. It is very, very well acted all round, there is not a performance that stands out as bad for me. The build up to the final battle is well handled by giving a sense that the defenders may yet prevail - even though we know in the back of our minds they're all going to die, as we saw it in the first scene. "The Alamo" is beautifully shot and edited, and the soundtrack is stunning. The only bad things I found in the film were its pace, and the handling of the slave characters. The issue that the Texans were slaveholders and the Mexicans weren't seems to be washed over. Expand
  2. Louis'sbrother
    6
    Very good historical background, but needs more action.
  3. Despite having a lot of historical accuracy, the movie lacks any characters that will keep us interested. It also lacks any real exciting moments. So yeah, its boring and has no energy throughout. Expand
  4. PatS.
    1
    Worthless and weak, needed the original director (Ron Howard) and his cast of Gibson as Crockett and Crowe as Houston. To hell with"authenticity"-- vigor, gusto and glorious storytelling is what the real heroes (and audiences) deserve once and for all. Expand

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