Good Movie; Computer Graphics Overdone

Rating: 6/10 (15 July 2000)

Having read in a Los Angeles major newspaper critique that this was the BEST movie of the year, I witnessed this movie expecting a 4 star performance. However I was somewhat disappointed by the extreme use of computer graphics. I deliberately haven't read any comments from other viewers or any other reviews so I could write unfettered. The emperor, the son of Marcus Aurelius, was the best actor along with his father. The fight scenes were excellent but they were mostly camera motion and sound effects. How one man could survive hand to hand combat with a never ending no. of physically fit combatants was hard for me to believe. And lastly, I missed out on hearing a large number of words. My wife seconds the motion on that one as well. All in all a relatively fast-paced entertaining movie but it did not come close to The Patriot which I thoroughly enjoyed.