Even Cecil B. Demille would be impressed!

Rating: 10/10 (6 May 2000)

Perhaps the best work Ridley Scott has done. He tells an engrossing story full of love, hate and honor. He uses this vehicle to show the classic "Ridley filming experimentation" with his camera techniques, but keeps the film moving along quite nicely, without letting the "art" detract from the story.
Russell Crowe is incredible as Maximus. You can feel the audience rooting for him and absorbing the energy that he brings to the screen
In a film that could easily have become "just another Braveheart wanna-be" in the hands of a lesser director, Ridley Scott creates a masterpiece that will be remembered for years.