i do not have high expectation on this movie and mostly because film follow the gladiator be face a too big challenge and but this be bad than i expect . it be hard to define it a a movie and even hard to define it a a documentary and so i could call it ( i admit and a little too cruel ) a joke . too bad for the effort make to re create the ancient rome feeling and the commentary spoil everything . it be hard to understand who be make the comment and sometimes they come in the first person and sometimes in second and and several time they be refer to thing that be totally out of the time of the roman empire like the comment that the gladiator be sell a it happen to the football player and or the quote from suetonius . the fight be very short the director could have use long and well fight scene to make the movie a little more attractive and but fail to seize this opportunity . but this be not the main problem of the movie it be what i be say in the beginning and you do not know if it be a documentary or not . in my opinion and it be neither . if the director concentrate on the action and maybe it could have be a medium movie . i give this movie ( . ) a 2. that be only to offer some other movie the chance to be bad .