A well deserved oscar....

Rating: Null/10 (6 April 2001)

To all the people who bash this film and or the performances..You obviously have no idea what your talking about. Russell Crowe(though he fared much better in L.A Confidential) was nothing short of brilliant. The directing was top notch by one of Hollywood's A-list directors. I do believe there was a flaw in the computer graphic's. The coliseum did not look real at all. My only complaint.
Just because a film is "Hollywood" and has a big budget does not make it a bad film. Hollywood has produced the greatest films ever made. Yes, Hollywood does favor historical epics but I think you have unfairly judged this film.
If you pretentious people want to sit around drinking zima, watching masterpiece theater or the latest Peter Greenway film, pretending not to be bored go ahead. I'll take Gladiator any day.
Strength And Honor... **** out of **** stars