This is vexing...I am vexed.

Rating: 3/10 (4 July 2000)

How the actors in this film could deliver such lines with a straight face is a credit to their professionalism. That so many people ate it up and loved it is a credit to Ridley Scott. I sit alone however on the other side of the fence. He who wins the love of the people, wins Rome. I get it already!
I was hoping that the fight scenes might save this movie but I found Mr. Scott's MTV-style editing style to be distracting. Instead of the nitty-gritty fighting of "Rob Roy" or the impressive scenes in "Braveheart", we got a lot of flash to cover up for the lack of substance.
Only Mr. Crowe and his charisma and impressive Coliseum shots saves this film from a "1".