Why is this movie so long?
How does a movie this long feel so empty?
The biggest mistake this movie makes is including footage from the original Gladiator. Every time it happened I thought “wow, look how much better that movie looks.” This one is a giant wash of dull colors and obvious CGI.
It’s a good cast that is trying to make the movie work; Denzel Washington in particular is having a lot of fun. I just wish they were all in a better film.
There isn’t a movie out now or approaching that I want to see…except for the Dylan one on xmas. A Complete Unknown.
[…] decided I needed something light and pleasant to clear Gladiator II out of my brain, so I do a quick search through the classic movies I’d never seen and landed […]