The lead in the movie just does not fit the profile of Alexander. I mean .. just looking at him does not portray the character .. and then when he opened his mouth and started speaking .. it was sort of weak and whimpy.
I'm gaging it against Gibson's portrayal of Wallace in "Braveheart".
The other dirty little secret always has been that the main stream "G" rated movies always clean up at the box office with or without press. Kinda makes you wonder what all those marketing honchos really do do with their time.