Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 3.0
A Little Disappointing
I was really looking forward to this movie after everything I'd heard about it, but I was kind of disappointed. The movie had its good points-the special effects were spectacular, as were the gladiatorial combats. But it sure doesn't take a genius to write this script. This is why I feel that although Gladiator is an entertaining movie, it is not worthy of so much praise. There have been better movies set in the Roman period like Ben-Hur and Spartacus. Gladiator somehow lacked emotional conviction. Also, I felt that it failed to depict well the history or lifestyle of the period. Sue me for being different, but this is just what I feel.