The Alamo (2004)

Let's be clear up front -- by and large I hate war movies and however well-done they may be, they will never convince me that there is a valid point behind the carnage.  This one was as depressing to me as any and the attempt at accuracy only made it seem slower and draggier.  The brave band may have defended the Alamo for thirteen days, but as one critic said, it felt more like the Hundred Years War!  And it's not exactly as if there could be any suspense engendered since we all know that everyone ended up dead.  Mind you, the classic version with John Wayne and Laurence Harvey was actually an hour longer.  Most of the cast in this version were undistinguished with the possible exception of Billy Bob Thornton as Davy Crockett.  Not that I could ever figure out why the Congressman from Tennessee was at the Alamo in the first place.  Dennis Quaid as General Sam Houston seemed quite content to sacrifice these men, expecially since his forces were later capable of defeating the Mexican army in eighteen minutes.  Would someone please tell me where the glory is in this scenario.