Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
THERE WAS A DREAM THAT WAS ROME
SIMPLY ONE OF THE BEST FILMS EVER. I GROW TIRED OF CRITICS WHO PAN FILMS LIKE THIS BASED ON THEIR HISTORICAL ACCURACY. IT'S A MOVIE PEOPLE. ENJOY IT FOR WHAT IT IS. RUSSELL CROWE TURNS IN A SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCE. EVERY GLANCE AND LOOK TELLS THE AUDIENCE THAT THIS IS AN ACTOR IN A PART THAT WAS MADE FOR HIM. WONDERFUL SOUNDTRACK FROM HANS ZIMMER AND BEAUTIFUL VOCALS BY THE SINGER OF THE DEAD CAN DANCE AND YOU HAVE A MOVIE THAT BEATS THE CRAP OUT OF LAUDED OSCAR CONTENDERS LIKE ERIN BROKOVITCH AND PAY IT FORWARD. LEADS IN ACTION MOVIES RARELY GET THE OSCAR NOD BUT CROWE SURELY DESERVES IT. ROMA VICTA!!!