‘Gladiator II’: Denzel Washington Dominates This Thrilling Sequel
YES, WE ARE ENTERTAINED
Washington deliciously steals every scene in this rousing heir to the Oscar-winning classic, with director Ridley Scott doing some of the best work of his storied career.
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". . .No one directs large-scale warfare like Scott, and he demonstrates that peerless skill during Marcus’ opening siege on Numidia.
With thrilling intensity, Gladiator II conveys the weight of Rome’s ships, the wildness of the ocean, the heat of flaming catapult projectiles, the arduousness of men pulling ropes and rowing oars, and the brutality of swords clashing and arrows piercing flesh. Everything resounds with ferocity, not to mention overwhelming scale, whether the director is staging titanic conflicts on land and sea, one-on-one brawls in the gargantuan Colosseum, or conspiratorial conversations between power players in ornate chambers. Better still, Scott’s CGI vistas of his enormous locales are an improvement over those found in Gladiator, lending the material an extra measure of lavish authenticity. . ."
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