A Triumphant Tragedy

Rating: Null/10 (14 August 1999)

Everyone did an excellent job in Spartacus. Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov, Stanley Kubrick---this is one of those movies where everybody is great doing their part. Spartacus has all the elements of a great Hollywood "epic," and, thanks to a fine cast and fine filming, that's exactly what it is. This movie really gets you--you think that Spartacus is going to defeat the Romans, free the slaves--and he comes so close, yet just doesn't make it! I also thought that the ending was very sad, typical of Kubrick. You can really get into this film because you just keep wanting to find out what's going to happen next. Spartacus does an excellent job of showing the cruelty of life and slavery. Be sure to see it, if you can!!
-2001Rulz