The Star Wars of the Gladiator Movie.

Rating: 10/10 (12 May 2000)

This excellent film succeeds on many levels. All of the other comments already deal with it's many attributes. But I think the film also may be ultimately seen as a beginning of an entirely new approach on historical movies from this age.
Just as Star Wars redefined how we saw futuristic films, this film may do the same for the gladiator film.