Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 3.0
Watch it for your friend.
Russel Crowe channels a bit of the actor Mel Gibson. The Gibson of Braveheart and The Patriot. I see those two movies are advertised as similar choices on Gladiator's Amazon page. Perhaps it's Crowe's natural charisma and he even has to restrain himself at times, or at least doesn't have to act too hard.Gladiator is a friend of mine's favorite movie. My friend is a male model and studying acting, so I value his opinion. Actually, I value it more because he's a friend. I see this film won the Academy award. None of this convinces me this is a great movie. Well, great, of course by the judgement of consensus, and the experts, but it just didn't interest me that much. Perhaps I shared just a little too much of Crowe's nonchalant attitude. . . I just didn't care that much. Perhaps the subtlety is what I Should have liked. Perhaps that made it more personal and less about empire.It just wasn't that entertaining for me. I'm not glad I watched it - I'm not a better person now - lol. I don't think.I did look up Commodus and Maximus on Google. I wonder if Commodus, the villain in the film, was actually a great man.