Magnificent

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2008)

Ridley Scott created a classic that will go down as one of the greatest movies of its genre. The acting is superb all the way down, from Russell Crowe truly being Maximus to Djimon Hounsou plays magnificently what is one of many memorable performances. Joaquin Phoenix is a compelling antagonist, as Commodus, and in every role I cannot picture anyone doing a better job then what was done by the actor in that role.
The story pulls you in and doesn't let you go until the last second of the film. Maximus' cause becomes yours, if he fails then so do you. "The general that becomes a slave, the slave that became a gladiator, the gladiator who defied an emperor," sums up the story perfectly and takes you through each of Maximus' highs and lows.
Everything about this film screams spectacular and it is completely deserving of any praise and awards that it has received.
This one is a classic