This was clearly the best movie of 2000

Rating: 10/10 (9 May 2001)

This was clearly the best movie of 2000. From a well written script to near perfect direction by Ridley Scott who understood the genre in which he was working in. The music as scored by Hans Zimmer can and does stand alone. Every one was ideally suited for their roles from Joaquin Phoenix as the deliciously wicked Commodus to Derek Jacobi's senator. But the film belongs to Russell Crowe who is quickly becoming one of the finest actors of his time. Crowe simply excels as Maximus as man who only wanted to go home.