mediocre and overrated

Rating: 1/10 (21 April 2002)

It is as if everybody read that this film was suppossed to have great special effects and even though they see mediocre special effects, average cinematography, and poor art direction, they still walk out and say, "Gee, those special effects sure were great." This film is largely boring, stupid, and somewhat of an insult to the grand epics of yesteryear. Though Russell Crowe deserved an Oscar for The Insider (a film that also deserved an Oscar for best picture), he certainly did not for Gladiator.