larger-than-life movie that will take its place among the pantheon of great action epics

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2000)

Although everything under the sun has already been said about this movie, I wish to reiterate what many other reviewers have already commented on. First and foremost, the movie is astoundingly grand and thoroughly enjoyable. More importantly, despite some of the plot's predicatibility, the overall pace of the movie is well-maintained throughout the movie. The acting, Joaquin Phoenix in particular, is terrific for such a blockbuster action-styled movie. For the epic-action genre, this movie hits the mark and more.