Eye Candy for the Bored

Rating: Null/10 (16 June 2000)

A visual delight indeed. This film appears to be a facetious attempt toward Hollywood and the 21st century moviegoer. It is a true mess of celluloid. While the film possesses a visual charm, it tends to stray in to an array of images that leave the senses feeling sick. It is a difficult film to watch because so much resides on imagery than on historical importance. Yes, it has action, suspense,and beautiful people to look upon (and some ugly) yet, it is forgettable. Scott seems like he lost control of the picture and I don't blame him for the script is so one dimensional and portrayed by the actors on such a corny level-what is one to do? Well, a smart director would give Hollywood and the comfortably numb what they want, A mindless romp through the Roman Empire using high tech imagery and pop celtic/fantasy music to leave us agasped. This is what we get for the money spent? The pop culture eats it up while the higher culture sulks in it's humility for buying a ticket.