
Gladiator: Cutting Edge Epic
Review created: 12/04/00
by: George_Chabot-- a member of Epinions and Advisor in Movies
Pros:
Direction, Photography, Special Effects, Supporting Cast
Cons:
Crowe and Phoenix, although good, not the best for the roles
"What we do in life, echoes in eternity." Maximus Before I get into a blow by blow description of this epic, I want to acknowledge that it is subject to inevitable comparison with Samuel L. Bronston s Fall of the Roman Empire which covers much the same story but with a different ending. One should see that movie as well before making up their mind fully as to their opinion of Gladiator. Gladiator is nothing less than an epic tale, fully capable of standing on its own two feet among the better movies of the genre, including Spartacus, Ben Hur, and Fall of the Roman Empire. That said, what...
Review ID: 10000000000599900

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