UFC with a bad plot

Rating: 5/10 (15 May 2000)

Gladiator was ultimately a bunch of alright fight sequences ruined by mixing it with the most trite and overused plot devices from every kings court political movie ever made. The king dies, the son plots, the hero is almost assassinated and decides to overthrow the new King, blah blah blah... Just rent an Ultimate Fighting Championship video and King Lear, don't make yourself sit through something that tries to do both, but fails.