Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 2.0
Good idea - bad implementation
I went to see Gladiator knowing that it wouldn't be historically accurate but expecting at least a good movie. Unfortunately, the movie dragged. If it had been shorter/tightened up it would have been better. The biggest surprise and disappointment was the bad visual effects. The transitions between computer-generated images and live action were obvious and sloppy. It would have been easier to forgive the freedom with historical fact if the overall effect was better. All-in-all, I was very disappointed with the quality of the movie. Russel Crowe did a good job, as did several other actors, but they couldn't save Gladiator from mediocrity.