A Big thumbs up!!

Rating: 9/10 (26 November 2000)

Russell Crowe shines in the old fashoned epic about a Roman General who is imprisoned by his rival to the throne onlt to fight his way back to greatness by fighting as a Gladiator in the collossium. This really does have feel of of a Hen Hur type epic and it deserves all the plaudits it gets. The Computer technology and the cinamatography that make up this film is breath taking as are the fight scenes. The Acting is out of the top draw but a special word must be saved for the Legend that is Oliver Reed who died during the making of the film. R.I.P 9 out of 10.