Review of Gladiator (1992) by Christopher A — 09 Jul 2014

Amazing music, it looks amazing, the action scenes are great; but the story and the script are mediocre.

This review of Gladiator (1992) was written by Christopher A on 09 Jul 2014.

Gladiator has generally received positive reviews.

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