Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 4.0
Cinematic tour-de-force
I was very impressed with the production values of both the original film and the DVD. The movie is rendered with excellent skill on virtually all levels: camera work, lighting, musical score, sets... everything. It stands as a stunning tour-de-force of the cinematic arts.The actual screenplay and the rendering of it are a little less impressive. While it certainly makes for enthralling viewing, there are several instances where the story drags, becomes unnecessarily complex, or leaves leaves plot complications dangling unresolved. For these minor sins I rate the movie four stars instead of five.