Scott...has delivered the first Roman Empire epic in more than 30 years and it's a doozy.
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06/26/04
Gladiator (2000)
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Reviews Counted:154
Fresh:119
Rotten:35
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Ridley Scott and an excellent cast successfully convey the intensity of Roman gladitorial combat as well as the political intrigue brewing beneath.
Runtime: 3 hrs 1 min
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Ridley Scott (BLADE RUNNER, ALIEN) transports Hollywood to second-century Rome in this rousing historical epic that proudly harkens back to such films as BEN-HUR and SPARTACUS. Russell Crowe plays... [More]
Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris, Connie Nielsen
Director: Ridley Scott
Reviews for Gladiator
[Crowe's] commanding performance not only towers over Ridley Scott's epic adventure, but elevates it to a higher plane.
01/18/04
If no one paid attention to Russell Crowe after his stellar performances in "The Insider" and "L.A. Confidential," they did so after he put on his Roman togs.
11/25/03
...One of those technically superlative, appallingly expensive, loud, sweeping, 2½-hour-long epics with lots of grit and bloodlust but very little soul.
02/08/03
Even when Gladiator turns nonsensical, and even when its effects shots aren't persuasive, it's hard to look away, and its 154 minutes flew by.
01/10/03
Crowe and Phoenix are brilliant, as usual. The rest of the almost completely British cast are excellent, particularly with dialog that could have easily come out stilted or ridiculous.
12/08/02
Bloody sword-and-sandals epic is good, but not great.
11/07/02
Though heavy on the blood-letting, Gladiator serves as a smashing kick-start to what looks like an exciting summer for fans of high-powered action movies.
10/15/02
Is this thrilling to anyone?
10/11/02
Somehow perversely, you become like the bloodthirsty mobs watching the massacres, almost getting up in the theater to chant 'Maximus! MAXIMUS!!' along with the Romans.
09/10/02
Scott’s cinematic fiction captivated me as completely as its title character won the soul of Rome.
08/02/02
Would've made for an extremely marvelous picture were it not for the fact that it falls victim to a worn storyline.
07/12/02
It is 1964's "The Fall of the Roman Empire" on both ends, with "Spartacus" in the middle.
06/18/02
Os inúmeros equívocos históricos poderiam ser perdoados caso o filme de Ridley Scott conseguisse sobreviver ao menos como obra de ficção. Não consegue.
05/31/02
All the pieces are in place, but somehow they just don’t come together.
05/08/02
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03/24/02
The Roman costume drama, all dressed to the IX's, has taken a long holiday from the big screen.
03/19/02
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03/09/02
For summer fare, it wasn't half bad.
02/28/02
The political intrigue subplot feels tacked on and dull, the film is entirely too long for a simple revenge melodrama...and the structure mercilessly follows its predictable pattern...
01/27/02
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