Gladiator II Gives Us Bread and Circuses, but is That Enough?
Twenty-four years after the original, Ridley Scott returns to the Roman Empire with Gladiator II, this time enrolling Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington to bring the great civilization back to the silver screen. Gladiator II is loaded with visually stunning scenes and top-notch action, but it struggles to develop an interesting plot that isn’t full of simplistic, repetitive dialogue. This time around, Mescal is our champion. He plays Lucius (aka Hanno), the son of Russell Crowe’s Ma
Chandler_AH: No matter what, Ridley Scott’s movies are always a must-watch for me. I mean, the guy’s still making films at his age—that’s seriously impressive!