Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 3.0
Expected more
Without the incredible fight scenes, this movie would be nothing. The movie simply took too much time to develop a rather unoriginal story (the entire plot is essentially told in the trailer). The good points; I did find the combat scenes to be nothing less than spectacular, and Russell Crowe does an exceptional acting performance despite a weak supporting cast (the only expection being Joaquin Phoenix, who played the role of Commodus). As the special features go, the making of and historical information have a few cool facts, but have little replay value, and deleted scenes are nothing more than talking. Overall, I would recommend at least watching it. It's not the blockbuster in makes itself out to be.