Monday, February 21, 2011

Gladiator (2000) - 4 stars

One Sentence Plot Summary: A warrior living in ancient Rome has everything taken from him before fighting back from his new found station as a slave.

Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Derek Jacobi, Ralf Möller, Spencer Treat Clark, Tommy Flanagan, Tomas Arana, John Shrapnel, David Schofield, Giannina Facio, Giorgio Cantarini

Best of: Can't beat a set up that establishes a pure evil to fight against. Epic fight scenes. Very well cast.

Worst of: I just want to smack Joaquin Phoenix...I suppose I'm supposed to though.

Notable: Oliver Reed died during filming. It cost over $3 million to add in a CGI version of his character to several scenes.

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