While flawed, particularly in areas of plot development and historical accuracy, Gladiator excels as an immersive entertainment vehicle with some of the most enthralling sword-and-sand action ...

especially for Russel Crowe’s performance as the ruthless and righteous general Maximus. The trailer starts with Lucius caressing Maximus’s name engraved on a wall beside his sword and armor ...

In the career of General Maximus (Russell Crowe), Imperial ... lives here don't last as long - the rebel tribe is put to the sword in a battlepiece that looks like Ridley Scott's elemental answer ...