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Swayze doesn't make a very convincing Alan Quatermain. Compared to Stewart Granger; which growing up was my ultimate hero in films like the 1952 "Scaramouche", the 1952 "Prisoner of Zenda" and the 1950 "King Solomon's Mines"; Patrick Swayze fails utterly. Even the portrayal of an older Alan Quatermain by Sean Connery in "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" was very good in an otherwise big flop. Also Alison Doody lacks the grace of Deborah Kerr in the role of the leading lady, and last but not least the impressive Siriaque in the role of Umbopa makes it very hard for anyone to fill his (shoes)!!! For someone who was disappointed by Richard Chamberlain's 1985 version, I now highly recommend it if you can't get your hand on the granger version.

This is my first film by director Sandra Nashaat a rising female Egyptian director. My kids dragged me to see the movie; and surprise, surprise. I was really impressed by the cinematography, the acting, the directing and the plot twist. The title of the movie "Mallaki Iskandariya" means an Alexandria (Egypt) license plate. It is the story of a young attorney that is spellbound by the young widow of a rich man; accused by his children of murdering him. The head of his law firm refuses the case and he is forced to resign to try and prove her innocence. Very few Egyptian female directors established themselves on the movie seen e.g. Asmaa El-Bakry & Inas Al Degheidy; and Sandra Nashaat has surely put her name amongst them.

This is a gripping reenactment of the exposure of the Watergate conspiracy by reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. What's so remarkable about this docudrama is, although you know the outcome, you are on the edge of your seat from begining to end.