Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 4.0
Good Production, Excellent Quality
This movie is one of the summer's better movies because it has emotion all around (except the ending) and very good acting. The movie starts off with a battle and then introduces the characters, which gets you on the edge of your seat in the very beginning. Russell Crowe acts with power, as he would've made a good attorney, and the other actors didn't do that bad either and sound persuasive.The storyline is pretty straight foward and a little simple, with a few extra twists. This movie shows the violence of the Roman past time a bit too many, but causes expense. The emotion is pretty strong, as you follow the characters along and you're always thinking, "Watch your back, he'll chop your dam* head off!" A very few movies did that to me this summer. Not only that, the actors fitted their roles perfectly. Nobody else could play a better gladiator than Crowe, except maybe for Meg Ryan. Although the movie shows a bit more blood than I intended for, the violence only ads to the horror of the profession of gladiators. The music is good and the f/x are one of the best there ever was! Other than a few storyline problems near the end, the ending is adequete, although not the best ending, it almost sheds a tear.