A really great film

Rating: 9/10 (6 February 2003)

Russell Crowe's best work (until A Beautiful Mind). Crowe stars as a brilliant Roman General who is double-crossed by a treacherous prince. Crowe becomes a Gladiator for reasons not fully explained (to my satisfaction at least) and manages to become the greatest Gladiator over a period of time (well, DUH!...it wouldn't be much of a film if he got killed early on, now would it?). The film is very well filmed and Crowe is excellent in this one. This is a don't-miss!