Excellent fight scenes, boring storyline

Rating: Null/10 (26 May 2000)

I'm very confused about my opinion on "Gladiator". The dull "just-speaking" parts nearly put me to sleep and (SPOILERS AHEAD) the depressing scenes of Maximus learning the truth of his family seem to drag. Yet the scenes of Maximus and his fellow Gladiators fighting the Romans as a team are brilliantly coordinated, cool enough to stand the test of time and are carried powerfully by Russell Crowe. I guess I come to this conclusion: if I rent it to see it again, I'll probably FF to watch the fight scenes over and over.