Whether you like it or not, this is a true epic.

Rating: Null/10 (20 October 2002)

Perhaps a little late coming, but still worth the time to review.
So much has already been said about this movie that it's difficult to even come up with anything of any originality at this time. This movie is such a joy from start to finish that it's difficult to find much fault with it. Enjoyed originally in the cinema, and then on a large widescreen TV with the correct DTS surround setup, 'Gladiator' maintains a terrific atmosphere thanks to Ridley Scott's fantastic direction, and a phenomenal score by the great Hans Zimmer. Yes, some might find the fight sequences a little fast and the camera movement difficult to focus on in places, but if you let the movie wash over you, it completely trounces any movie of the year 2000, and pretty much every movie since then in terms of style, quality, and presentation. Spend some time studying the actors movements, and it's a real joy seeing Joaquin Pheonix's expressions of anger and torment throughout the movie. Acting at its finest all round, in fact.
If you haven't already seen this movie, do so as soon as possible. Epic in every sense of the word.