Great Film

Rating: Null/10 (2 January 2001)

`Gladiator' (2000)
*** ½ Out of ****
A great film about a man who is forced to kill to get to his family. Russell Crowe plays a man who is supposed to be king but the son of the last king ends up getting the crown by force. Then Russell has to fight as a gladiator to stay alive. He ends up being very good at it and becomes the crowd's favorite. He continues to fight on his way back to his family
Russell Crowe does an excellent job playing his role and the special effects in this movie are extreme. The story never shifts directions and the plot is one of a kind. The only reason this film did not get 4 stars is because of the other characters. It is uncertain to the viewer whether they are supposed to like or dislike some of them and that is confusing. It also brought the story down because you cannot decide whether the character is good or bad and you don't know who to support. There is no question to support Russell but every one else is in a gray area. I would recommend this movie to anyone but if you are the slightest bit squeamish don't go see Gladiator because although great it is a very extreme movie.