A soaring movie of epic proportions.

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2000)

This is an excellent film for those who are interested in the field of Roman History. The first battle was very realistic as to what would have happened. The sheer destructive power of pre-gunpowdered weapons was almost beyond belief. And all this in the first ten minutes of the movie.
There are those who would not like this movie because of the violence in it. My reply would be, "How can you do a movie about a gladiator without violence". The violence was not the main feature of this film. It was about the will to survive, and about revenge.
Overall, if you want to see a movie that grips you from the start and gives you an insight as to the political maneuverings in the Roman empire in the second century, this is definitely the movie to see.