WELL PUT TOGETHER

Rating: 8/10 (14 November 2003)

Rusell Crowe might shine in this masterpiece but it's not entirely down to him.
Gladiator surges along due to precise purposeful directing,powerful scripting, adept casting and a host of filmmaking factors. Russell simply shines because that's what he has to do.
All said his Maximus is one of the most, vibrant figures in film-making history along side Gables' "Rhett Butler", Yul Bryners'"The King Of Siam", Sidney Poitier's "Sir" in To Sir With Love and Morgan Freemans' "Red" in The Shawshank Redemption.

The trials and rise of Maximus and burning quest ultimately lead along a path to glory but his calm burning desire for vengeance sets aside from your pathological killer. He is a man wronged for no reason and the lives that were taken from must be repaid.
Gladiator rules 10/10