The first epic of the new millennium.

Rating: 10/10 (17 May 2000)

Well, if you haven't seen it yet, what are you playing at? Make sure that you catch this work of art in the cinemas as it will never have the same impact if you watch on video.
Gladiator has some of the most intense battle sequences I have ever seen as Ridley Scott puts masterfully puts the audience in the middle of the action. However, the movie doesn't just rely on gory battles to interest the reader. A superb script is ably supported by brilliant performances from Crowe, Reed and Phoenix(a revelation in the evil conniving role of Commodus)and Gladiator is actually an intelligent movie with a true action hero with brains as well as brawn.
Up there with American Beauty as the best film of 2000 so far (UK) SEE IT NOW! 10/10.