Gladiator 2 review: Does the sequel live up to the first movie?
From the very beginning, it is evident the sequel's entire existence relies on Gladiator nostalgia — from the recap-esque opening credits to multiple flashbacks throughout the story, recycled quotes and items like Maximus' armour and Marcus Aurelius' ring, and a pointed use of Hans Zimmer's iconic soundtrack.
Movie Review: 'Gladiator II,' with Denzel Washington, goes back into the arena
Rome teeters on the brink in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” Its fall is said to be imminent. The dream it once symbolized is dead. The once high-minded ideals of the Roman Empire have deteriorated across a venal land now ruled by a pale-faced emperor.
Ridley Scott's Gladiator II has garnered solid reviews, holding a 77 per cent freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Set years ...
Gladiator II' certainly had a lot to live up to more than two decades later, but any fans of the original should enjoy themselves here.
Paul Mescal plays the grown-up Lucius Verus II, the son of Crowe’s character, Maximus, whom Spencer Treat Clark portrayed in ...
It's a solid piece of neoclassical popcorn, with Paul Mescal as a pensive avenger, but it's ultimately a mere shadow of ...
Set 20 years after the events of the original Gladiator, the film introduces a new gladiator, Lucius Verus (Paul ...
Gladiator 2 director Ridley Scott has responded to Barry Keoghan's exit from the film. The much-anticipated sequel, which ...
Decades after Gladiator swept the Oscars, Ridley Scott is back with the highly anticipated Gladiator II, proving there's no ...
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