Spectacular, but shallow

Rating: 6/10 (14 May 2000)

There's no doubt that Gladiator looks great, and it's a fun movie to watch. Don't expect too much from the story though; there's nothing here that hasn't been done a hundred times (see Titus for a movie that does it better), played here in a way that was more reminiscent of professional wrestling than of Shakespeare.
They should have cut out most of the dialogue and focused on the action, for a tighter, more exciting, package.