Friday, April 18, 2014

Gladiator



Gladiator (2000) – It has a fine cast and one of cinema’s all-time great scores, it’s immersive even with a relatively thin storyline (although the script is a tad on-the-nose), and while anachronisms and historical inaccuracies proliferate, it’s an utter spectacle, even despite the fact that Scott’s battle scenes are less impressive than the rest of the film—yes, because of the shaky-cam, but mostly because of the surprisingly dodgy editing. 7

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