Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 3.0
Braveheart goes to Rome
I received this movie as a present having never seen it in the theatre. I'm both disappointed and glad that I didn't spend the money. Essentially it's the same kind of plot as Braveheart, but set in the Roman Empire. While it is visually and musically stunning, the movie is extremely brutal. It's major flaw was the weakness of the plot and the lack of character development of some of the players, despite some great acting. It's worth renting, particularly if you have a really large screen tv, but I don't think that your collection will be lacking if you leave this off of your buy list. If it does well in the Oscar hunt, it will only serve to prove the weakness of this year's collection of movies.