I wanted to be thrown to the Lions after 20min of this movie!

Rating: Null/10 (9 January 2001)

Many have said that this movie was full of action etc. And that the acting was superb etc.
Well the acting might have been good and the action scenes may have kept my attention for a minute but this movie was so boring and so wrong, in terms of historical content that it isn't funny.
To begin with the king,Marcus Aurelius,does not get killed in his tent but on the battle field by his "son". He is stabbed not hugged to death.
Also the term Spaniard wasn't used for at least 500 years after the Roman Empire fell. Spain was still Iberia hence anyone from Iberia would have been called Iberian. It may seem anal to some but they could have at least gotten those facts correct. I realize that Maximus Decimus Meridius is a fictional character and therefore this movie is part fiction but it is also part non-fiction and they could have at least tried to get the facts right.
I was disappointed to say the least, DON'T waste your time!