Nice effects, shame about the bits in-between

Rating: 7/10 (23 November 2000)

The gladiator scenes were, of course, stunning, it's just a shame that the movie tries too hard to be "I Claudius" in-between. By the second or third scene with the Emperor we know that he's thoroughly evil so we don't need it to be re-emphasised again and again. I'd replace some of those scenes with a really good chariot race!