Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Gets better with every viewing
I was not immediately taken with this film but after repeated viewings I have become a huge fan. The cinematography is dazzling. Russel Crowe is perfectly cast. The script is well written. To the reviewers below who have pointed to the historical inaccuracies, I simply say..this IS NOT a documentary. Many good films about ancient Rome have taken artistic license to make themselves entertaining. Even PBS' "I Claudius" took such liberties. The imagination required to create a spectacle like Gladiator is justification enough to watch and enjoy. Historical accuracy be damned.In addition to the many other merits of this film the action sequences are riveting though quite graphic.