Lethal Weapon without car chase

Rating: 3/10 (19 February 2005)

A mediocre flick with excessive cast,excessive crowd scenes, excessive violence, excessive everything except what makes a movie more than fluffy shallow entertainment.
Remembering all the rave reviews when this movie was first shown and the awards it received I was expecting to see an outstanding movie. I was surprised and disappointed.
People who call this great movie must never have seen a great movie.
Gladiator begins with an improbable event. The old Caesar Marcus Aurelius is along in his elaborate carriage in Geremania and he calls for his son Commodus and tells him he is not going to name him Caesar but will have his favorite general Maximumus be the leader who will bring back the Republic. for gratuitous violence and no real message, no real humanity or depth. It seems we have regressed to
It's highly doubtful that none of Caesars guards are near both as witness to this important act and as protectors.
So of course Commudus kills the old man and then sends soldiers to kill Maximus. Maximus is severely wounded but escapes and then some how gets from Germania to what looks like a desert in North Africa !!
These two improbably events are followed by dozens more. There are so many why not throw in a car chase or two...
As another reviewer said,it has.. gratuitous violence and no real message, no real humanity or depth. .