Gladiator II continues a decades-old story in more ways than one. Not only has it taken 24 years for a sequel to Ridley ...

Gladiator 2 is thrilling – even if Paul Mescal is no Russell Crowe - 4/5 Ridley Scott’s belated sequel has sharks, monkeys, and Denzel Washington doing some tremendous sleeve acting. At times, this is ...

While many of the reviewers who got an early look at the follow-up to the 2001 best picture winner said it's largely a rehash, most of them were dazzled by its battles and epic scope.