good, but...

Rating: Null/10 (23 December 2000)

I just saw this movie for the first time last night. I liked it. I thought it was filmed beautifully, but I can't say that I agree with other people saying it's the best film of the year. I felt like there was something missing... as I read some of the reviews here I think I can say that character development was kind of at a loss. This movie came so close to being great but it missed something. Naturally, compared to some of the other flops that came out this year, it's a really good movie. I just didn't feel fulfilled at the end. Sometimes, movies are supposed to make you feel that way, but I don't think Gladiator was supposed to make its viewers leave the theater going "Huh?" Still, it was a great effort, but if it wins any sort of best picture award this year, I'm going to wonder if that's the best we could do... 8 out of 10