Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 3.0
It wasn't that great
I've seen Gladiator but don't own it. Looking at all these great reviews for it, though, I'm admit I'm tempted to buy it. The movie has many good parts in it, like in the beginning when there's a big battle. All the battle and action scenes in the movie are good too, but the opening one is my favorite. This is all I really liked, though, the action. The other stuff -- the acting, dialog, and ending -- wasn't any good. For those who've read 'Hamlet' you'll know the ending was unoriginal. I vaguely remember reading 'Hamlet' in high school, but I know it ended with poison, like 'Gladiator' does. So the ending's no good. The acting and dialog is pretentious. So many looks and words are exaggerated or embellished for effect. R. Crow's performance is good, and he's a good actor, but I think he's almost too good, to the point where he's unbelievable. For me, and I'm sure for everyone, I need to believe a movie to really appreciate it.