Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Another Perspective
I give it 5 stars because I do like the film. And Russel Crowe is a good actor, but is he really the star everyone is gushing over. Really look at it objectively, Crowe dosen't really have that much dialogue. Just a bunch of well acted fighting, and in the end it's over for him as well as Commodus. Joaquin Phoenix on the other hand has tons of drama. Some powerfull scenes with his "father", good long scenes with his "sister", really show what a coward Commodus was. I thought this was great acting, even though Crowe is the listed star, In my opinion, it's Phoenix's character that really draws out some fine drama, and powerfull acting.