Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 3.0
Good but Overratted
Gladiator promises the return of the great action spectacle of the 1960's but instead delivers a so-so 90's version of Spartacus. Crowe is good and the acting is decent but the story is just too long and the action scenes are done in a choppy slow motion style that takes away from any excitment we should be feeling. Plus the ending is a total downer. I just love these period epics like Braveheart, Titanic and Saving Private Ryan where the filmmakers decide to kill off the hero for the sake of nobility. This film's ending is no exception only that it has none of the impact those other films had. This film is disappointing. I was rather looking forward to it's release too.