Classic!

Rating: 10/10 (10 January 2001)

A superb film (though one might argue with the ending resolution)... Crowe is outstanding and dominates both the story and the screen. Through tone, gesture, glance he is able to make of his character a veritable Force of Nature....absolute, intractable, implacable. When the film is at its best (and it is consistently at its best) you can feel the sand of the Coliseum under your feet! Truly a classic worth many repeated viewings.