Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
This action movie is deeper than it appears
Gladiator is a story about the journey of a man as well as a light review on the workings of Rome. I watch it over and over, and even my most "action movie" fearing friends love it. The power of Russell Crowes character is moving even in its 15th viewing. An unbelievable circumstance is made highly believable primarily because of his performance.I took the opportunity to rent a similar story, Spartacus, recently. I expected that the thing that would make me like Gladiator more would be the special effects and exciting battle sequences. However, it turned out that the sheer believability of Crowe's Maximus just made Kirk Douglas' Spartacus pale miserably in comparison.