6 Best & 6 Worst Historical Movie Epics Of The 2000s

By Scott Campbell / July 15, 2014

3. The Alamo (2004)

Buena Vista PicturesOne of the most notorious box office flops in history, The Alamo earned just over $25m worldwide from a budget of $107m, and it would be five years before director John Lee Hancock would make another movie. While not as awful as its infamous reputation would suggest, the production design and authenticity find themselves undermined by an interminably dull narrative.

The unwieldy script requires mountains of exposition, with the result coming off as more of a history lesson that a slice of blockbuster entertainment. With the exception of Billy Bob Thornton, the rest of the cast struggle to make a mark on the proceedings and even the action is staged with little visual style or a sense of urgency. The tagline for the movie was 'You Will Never Forget', which is ironic considering how instantly forgettable the final product is.