A Ridley Scott Film.

Rating: 2/10 (28 August 2005)

Gladiator (2000) is an overrated nightmare. Whoever wrote this did not research their history very well. The acting was mediocre and it was filled with numerous flaws and wholesale gaps of logic. I hate when film makers do this. Why not make it a farce. People would have accepted it as such if they did. If you're going to do a report or a research paper on the Roman Empire, you will fail if you copy from this movie. But, I was impressed with the games in the Roman Colosseum.
Russell Crowe stars as Maximus, a roman centurion who's cushy life one day is changed forever. He discovers that he has to live a new life and tries to adjust to it the best way possible Joaquin Phoenix co-stars as Commodus along with Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou and the late greats Richard Harris and Oliver Reed. Directed by Ridley Scott.
Not recommended, unless you're a Russell Crowe fan.