Rating:
8 out of 10, I loved this sequel to one of my favorite movies. They spend a lot
of time and effort tying the characters back to Maximus, which I appreciated.
The action was a lot more realistic due to the advances in CGI, but this let
them wander into some silliness. I mean. Sharks in the Colosseum! Connie
Neilson returns and lends appropriate gravity to the events along with Denzel,
who, as always, steals every scene he’s in. The lead, Paul Mescal, is a
revelation as the grown-up version of one of the original movie’s characters.
He handles the action as well as the emotions almost as well as Crowe did. The
film makers follow the same type plot line which again totally ignores the true
history but this is Hollywood and they’ve delivered a great action movie again,
almost on par with the original.
MVP:
Denzel as the devious Macrinus
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