Will Prove To Be a Historical Classic!

Rating: 10/10 (13 August 2015)

I am not drawn to watching Ben Hur type of movies, especially if it includes a lot of battle scenes that include a lot of blood and gore, but Gladiator is simply great theater, and when a plot is done right and is compelling, the violence and blood letting is justified!
Believe me, I am a romantic comedy sort of a gal, but this movie has a well told story with great characters, has a terrific soundtrack, and is visually exciting, which creates an elixir of movie magic.
The movie Gladiator and Russell Crowe deserved the Academy Awards for best picture and best actor, and the remaining cast was believable and propelled the story, but the talented Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal of Commodus deserved, at the very least, an Academy Award nomination.
I believe time will prove that Gladiator is one of the all time classics! movies of its genre.