Producer Ron Howard (“Inventing the Abbotts” 1997) lost his Midas touch back in 2004 with “The Alamo.” The direction and screenplay by John Lee Hancock (“The Rookie” 2002) that tells the story of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836 was so bogged down in political correctness that the nearly two-and-a-half hour movie dragged on and on. Howard and Hancock would have done better if would have added the deleted scenes and put it on television as a four hour miniseries.
The performers did their part, which includes Dennis Quaid as Sam Houston, Billy Bob Thornton as Davy Crockett, Jason Patric as James Bowie, Emilio Echevarria as General Santa Ana, and Patrick Wilson as Col. Bill Travis. Also appearing are Ricardo Chavira, W. Earl Brown, Tom Everett, Castullo Guerra, Dameon Clarke, Rutheford Craven, Afemo Omilami, Emily Deschanel (Dr. Bones of TV’s “Bones” 2005-2017), and Rance Howard, father of Ronnie Howard, as Gov. Henry Smith.
“The Alamo” was a box office bomb, as it had a huge budget and made very little money in theatrical release. Bad news for Imagine Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, and The Walt Disney Company.
The Alamo (2004)
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My Review
Producer Ron Howard (“Inventing the Abbotts” 1997) lost his Midas touch back in 2004 with “The Alamo.” The direction and screenplay by John Lee Hancock (“The Rookie” 2002) that tells the story of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836 was so bogged down in political correctness that the nearly two-and-a-half hour movie dragged on and on. Howard and Hancock would have done better if would have added the deleted scenes and put it on television as a four hour miniseries.
The performers did their part, which includes Dennis Quaid as Sam Houston, Billy Bob Thornton as Davy Crockett, Jason Patric as James Bowie, Emilio Echevarria as General Santa Ana, and Patrick Wilson as Col. Bill Travis. Also appearing are Ricardo Chavira, W. Earl Brown, Tom Everett, Castullo Guerra, Dameon Clarke, Rutheford Craven, Afemo Omilami, Emily Deschanel (Dr. Bones of TV’s “Bones” 2005-2017), and Rance Howard, father of Ronnie Howard, as Gov. Henry Smith.
“The Alamo” was a box office bomb, as it had a huge budget and made very little money in theatrical release. Bad news for Imagine Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, and The Walt Disney Company.