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The Alamo

Cast: Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson, Emilio Echevarría
Director: John Lee Hancock
Screenwriter(s): Leslie Bohem, Stephen Gaghan, John Lee Hancock
DVD: Amazon.com
MPAA Rating: PG-13, for sustained intense battle sequences
Tagline: Stand your ground.
Release Company: Touchstone Pictures
Release Date: April 9, 2004
Official Website: http://alamo.movies.go.com
Soundtrack: Amazon.com
Book Based on Film: Amazon.com
More Information: Amazon.com, IMDB, RottenTomatoes.com, Yahoo Movies, Google News, Twitter

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Director John Lee Hancock actually managed to make a movie about the Alamo that is boring. This was originally supposed to be a Ron Howard, R-rated film starring Russell Crowe. The studio didn't want the "R," Howard and Crowe passed and we get this lame version. Billy Bob Thornton does a fine job as Davy Crockett, but the best scenes happen after the Alamo falls making for a real anti-climax. It feels authentic. Too bad it couldn't be interesting at the same time.

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