Epic Tripe Gets The Thumbs Down!

Rating: Null/10 (25 July 2003)

To my mind this film is totally overrated. Why did Russel Crowe win best actor Oscar? He can drool but he can't cry!! And as for the Oscar winning sub-Enya and intrusive soundtrack??? The dialogue is laughable. Derek (Theatre Luvvy) Jacobi's vain attempt to imbue cornball dialogue with the gravity of Shakespeare is laughable. There must be every accent in the book on display here. Who's ever heard of an Australian Gladiator?! Authentic??? I think not!
I expected better from a movie that won best Oscar. Moulin Rouge was robbed. Baz was robbed. Thumbs down!