An excellent emotional masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (5 June 2013)

I would say this is one of my favorite films. It is an extremely emotional film that is both exciting but can almost leave you in tears. The gore is at a nice level: not to little to be unrealistic but you can watch it (mainly without flinching). It has a well thought out script which plays out in a realistic manner. I would have given it a 10 but I didn't for two reasons: A) nothing's perfect B) if you know much about history you will notice a few anachronisms. If you ignore the historical mistakes it is a very enjoyable and thought provoking film. I think Russell Crowe and Joaquin phoenix's performances were excellent which adds to the realism of the feature.