This is far from Gladiator!

Rating: 3/10 (4 June 2007)

I didn't think this movie would be bad! I loved the movie gladiator with Russel Crowe. This movie is also in Roman history. When I saw the face of Thomas Sangster, I got weird feelings in my stomach. Not nice feelings. But I thought, when this boy has no pretty face, maybe he can act very well. No he can't. He plays Romulus Augustus, who is about to become Caesar. He is protected by Aurelius (Colin Firth) en be tutored by Ambrosinus (Ben Kingsley). Okay, does this sound great or what? Romulus' parents are killed by some enemies who want take over their power. Aurelius, who has sworn to protect Romulus until his last breath, even if he has to die for it, goes down after a few slaps. When he wakes up, everyone is gone. Romulus and Ambrosius are kidnapped. Aurelius is determined to rescue them! He gets help from a knight, or no, a knightress. In the beginning the knight wears a mask, to give the illusion he's a man. But then there's a surprise, not a pleasant one. It is Bollywood's Aishwaria rai! She doesn't wear the mask the rest of the movie, so what was the purpose of wearing it in the beginning? Only an audience purpose? This woman is like Uma Thurman. They look alike, but Uma can act, Aishwaria cannot act. To have a pretty face does not mean you can act. I know, I can't act, I have a pretty face, but you don't see me in movies. With a bad cast as Aishwaria and Thomas Sangster this movie cannot be saved anymore. Even not by Colin and Ben.
But Romulus has to be saved (story continues). He finds a beautiful sword. His enemies want to take that sword. It looks like Lord of the rings, but in this case the ring is a sword. In battle Ben Kingsley stands with his arms wide like he is shooting fire balls, like he is Gandalf. Aurelius (Colin) gets beaten twice and hits the ground. He is about to die after two slaps! What a wuss! His body isn't pierced or something, he hasn't broken something. Aishwaria rai gets him in her arms like only she can do in the romantic bollywood movies. Is this a comedy movie or something? These are the people who have to protect Caesar (Romulus).
Ambrosinus starts a fight with an enemy nearby a tree from sleepy hollow. When all battle is gone, Romulus throws away his sword. Luckily enough the sword does not hit anyone. No, it hits a rock and there it stays for many years. Yeah right.
This movie is a waste of your time. Or, it was a waste of my time for sure!