Someone Please explain why it's so good...

Rating: 7/10 (22 December 2000)

In all seriousness, will someone please try to explain to me what is it in this movie, besides the awesome action, that makes it that good. Honestly, I must have seen this movie a solid 7 times, twice in theaters. Every time I go into it trying to find what all the buzz is about. I still don't see it. Mind you, Crowe was great, most of the battle scenes where definitely on point, but why is it so good. What am i supposed to take out of this movie?
If you ask me it's overrated, but it could have been much better. The plot lacked as the movie progressed and the final battle was anti-climatic. No one can honestly tell me going into the final battle that they could not predict the outcome. It was by far Maximus's weakest opponent.
A pretty good movie, but if you ask me, I'd rather see Braveheart ten times before i watched that movie again.