Gladiator After leaving the movie theater last Saturday night, I was plagued with a vague and slightly uncomfortable feeling. It took me a few minutes to identify it, but soon enough it dawned on me—guilt. A fitting emotion, as Ridley Scott’s Gladiator is nothing if not a classic case of the guilty pleasure action movie. The special effects were dismal, the plot rather predictable, and the acting was not stellar. All this I …showed first 75 words of 754 total…

…showed last 75 words of 754 total…whole, though, I cannot say I didn’t like this movie. The shots of the Coliseum, done with computers, were awe-inspiring. While I didn’t much enjoy the large beginning battle, the one-on-one combat of the gladiators was great. And while the plot was a little thin, it was still fun and entertaining. Add to this a touching and rather unexpected ending and you have a movie that, despite its faults, is definitely worth seeing.