Very well acting

Rating: 8/10 (5 December 2006)

In my opinion this was a great movie; personally i think it should be shown in every class that studies this time period or any relating topics. The blood and gore of the movie made it seem realistic to me, some other movies hold back on that aspect of the move to obtain a better rating such as PG-13 but that is a mistake. The actors in this movie did a superb job. Russel crows performance was especially delightful as he inflicted pain on his opponents, his role in the film was crucial to my enjoying it. Some parts of this movie threw me off, such as the parts that had to do with the son of the late roman leader and his sister having a relationship.