A future classic...

Rating: 7/10 (5 May 2000)

When I had first seen the previews for this movie back in 1999, I was extremely uninterested. When talk about this movie began to stir in April I realized that it may be worth seeing. I made a great choice. I read the review in the paper that only gave it two stars...two stars? It said that the movie lacked character development and dialogue....rubbish! That was all it was...Russel Crowe put so much character into his role Maximus, that you knew him by the end like a friend. The scenes are eye candy to watch and the action scenes of course are dazzling and well choreographed. It has been a long time since I have seen a movie that has had this much of an impact on me. A future classic for all generations to come. Ridley Scott did an incredibly fine job on this epic.