An entertaining and captivating film

Rating: 6/10 (5 July 2000)

Gladiator was a very exciting and captivating film, the battle scenes and characters kept my interest at all times. Russel Crowe gave an intense and convincing performance. My only complaint is that the movie seemed at times like an unofficial sequel to 'Braveheart' as it concentrated on the same idea of a would be farmer whose revenge inspires him to fight for the good of his people. In short, it is a good old fashioned epic well worth watching but nothing we have not seen before.