Not bad, but No Braveheart

Rating: Null/10 (17 July 2000)

The photography was one of the more interesting things to see in this film, the battle scenes were almost surrealistic and refreshing in the lack of blood and gore. It's enough that we imagine it. Russell Crowe is fine in this role but I really hope he doesn't become some new Stallone/Schwarzeneggar type of action hero now. It was just the next step that they make a gladiator movie but the latter half did drag, I still say that Braveheart was much more compelling mainly because it was about a real person and Maximus lacked that little bit of humor necessary to make his character really human. Richard Harris was wonderful to see. I'd go to see it again just to admire his acting.