The only film this year

Rating: 10/10 (8 September 2000)

A truly worthy film from Ridley Scott. He has done his homework within the historical context of the story. All the locations had a unique atmosphere which only added to the realism of the film, and the whole production stands out as having the maximum amount of professionalism devoted lovingly to it, by all concerned. The first ten minutes alone made my heart pound, and I was hard-pressed to keep tears of amazement back. The film only got better from there. Everyone involved deserves an oscar. The film really puts the audience in the stadium along with the casted actors. This is how it was back then, folks. I have never seen anything closer to what the truth must have been.