DISQUS

Kevin Carr · 1 year ago

A quick correction here. It was pointed out to me by a reader that Maximus did not in fact battle Marcus Aurelius at the end of "Gladiator."






He actually fought Johnny Cash.

eve · 1 year ago

You forgot to mention that it looked HORRIBLE. The palette was murky and the DP only has four shots (low angle, single over a shoulder, shooting through lattice or glass, long shot into a narrow doorway during an emotional scene so you can't see the actors). The photography was so bad I could hardly focus on the thin story for the first half of the film. The usually attractive actors (Johanssen, Portman, Bana) looked bland and sickly with the lack of lighting. It looks like it was shot in 1978. The editing is choppy. The soundtrack is cheesy and boring. Having read the book I filled in all the holes in the story with what I already knew. I enjoyed the performances though (when they were lit and I could see them) except for that of the Boleyn father, who looks constipated and whines through all his scenes.