Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 3.0
All in all a I mediocre film.
Russell Crowe does an adequate job in this long "epic". He doesn't have the charisma and draw of other great actors, but he does well enough to keep you watching.I didn't find this to be the incredible action movie that many portrayed it to be. The battle scenes were good, although not at the level of greats like Braveheart or the Patriot.I found much of the movie to be slow moving, although the subplot with Ceasar and his sister was intriguing.Young Ceasars character played by Joaqin Phoenix was excellent. He had me hating him within minutes!Over all this is a good film, but don't expect it to knock your socks off.