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Originally Posted by Hawkmonger  Unlikable characters, hypocritical heroins, dull action sequences, flimsy choregraphy, bad acting in places and just a general feeling of being half baked. Sorry but I just can't stand the hype around it. |
You shouldn't consider hype when you watch any film. The quality of the film itself should be of paramount concern, and Gladiator is a very well made film, with a wonderful soundtrack from perhaps one of the greatest composers working in cinema today, exciting and extremely well stages action sequences and a downbeat ending.
Modern Hollywood produces little in the way of engaging entertainment these days and yet Gladiator is sort of a throw back to better times, when films didn't need, and were not allowed, to be filled with profanity and pointless sex scenes.