Great entertainment, a bit overrated

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2000)

Don't get me wrong, this is a very enjoyable flick but as I write this it's ranked #76 of all time at IMDB? That's a bit overrated. I would put it as a very good movie of 2000 but that's about it. It's more like an old Cecil B. Demille film (e.g. "Ten Commandments") in that it's great entertainment with a huge budget & sets. Or for a more modern analogy, it's more along the lines of the grandiose pomposity of the "Titanic" movie or "The Patriot." But it's far from being an important or classic movie in the canon (although admittedly in my opinion there are other duds in the "Top 250" IMDB list, such as "Braveheart" @ #66).