Looks great but uneven

Rating: 8/10 (6 May 2000)

Gladiator is a great looking movie however it didn't seem to flow smoothly. I think there are several unnecessary and confused character subplots (it might have worked in Blade Runner but it clashes with the story here). The action scenes were spectacular, in contrast some of the dialog seem contrived and out of character.
Commodus wasn't much of an adversary, not a worthy match for the honourable Maximus...