Big and epic Oscar - winner

Rating: 8/10 (10 May 2003)

GLADIATOR Russell Crowe - Joaquin Phoenix - Connie Nielsen - Oliver Reed - Richard Harris
A fabulous drama film packed with brutal and bloody gladiator fights and exciting story, a really fantastic movie. What we do in life echoes in eternity
"On my signal, unleash hell" Director Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Alien) has runned into a dramatic and quality, brutal and epic. Film with supreme overall where Russell Crowe shows that he really knows how to act and with great co-working with Joaquin Phoenix as the cruel and evil emperor Commodus. Danish Connie Nielsen is also good and sadly the dead Harris does a wonderful supporting character as Marcus Aurelius. "Roma victor!!"
STORY: The great General Maximus is the emperor's personal favourite to take over the throne, cause he thinks that his son Commodus is far to brutal. But then Commodus kills his father and sends Maximus out in the woods to be executed. But Maximus escapes with his brilliant skills and soon his trained as a gladiator, and soon he also gets the people's favourite under the name "Spanian". Commodus understands that Maximus is obviosuly after revenge cause of him killing his wife an d son...a hero will rise...
The movie won Oscars like Best Picture, Best Actor in Leading Role, Best music, Best director - and it was all big and important awards. The movie was the big movie in 2000 and is a coming classic with it's perfect dialog, mood and directing. Music made by Hans Zimmer and many sang by Lisa Gerrard is simply beautiful music and makes a unforgettable soundtrack. STARS: ***** 5/5