The Alamo (2004)

Leighton: 2 1/2
DVD Rental

This was a pretty good movie about the group of Texans holding out against the Mexican army at the Alamo in San Antonio at the time Texas was trying to get its independence from Mexco. Dennis Quaid stars as Sam Houston, Billy Bob Thornton stars as Davy Crockett, and Jason Patric stars as James Bowie. It was a little slow in parts, but it was a decent movie overall. You always hear the "Remember the Alamo" quote, but I never really knew exactly what had happened there. It was a pretty good history lesson in that context.