Gladiator II

[Rifte]

It was.....'ok'........and I felt if I had not watched it in IMAX it would have been less than 'ok'

Without spoilers.....my main complaints

1)Rehash of the same storyline......
2)they tried to up the ante with a few scenes.....the water naval battle being an example (not sure that would be possible)......but it still felt less than what was offered in the first one.
3)Little emotional investment for any of the characters.


However my main complaint was with the lead role Paul Mescal......I thought he was absolute garbage. Sure topping Russell Crowe's Oscar winning performance would be too high of an expectation, but from my perspective he had zero charisma, no way was he the right choice to be the engine of the movie.....he was that bad I even googled him mid way throughout the film.

Who is this guy? Turns out he has a decent portfolio, had a few nominations etc......I couldn't process this because he was simply emotionally un-investable.

The confirmation for me though was that my wife loved it........this is usually a massive red flag, and she didn't let me down on this one.

5/10......and that's generous

 

[Efour]

7.5/10

What a nothing burger. A very good looking nothing burger.
Absolutely ok and forgettable film
Denzel was bland.
Everyone was bland and wooden tbh.
Cringe in places, fine but definitely a sequel of pointlessness

 

[the shadow]

Ridley Scott Says Near 4-Hour ‘Gladiator II' Extended Cut Might Get Released — World of Reel

It was just three weeks ago that Ridley Scott claimed that there wouldn’t be an extended cut of “Gladiator II” because, in his words, he had final cut on the film. I should have never believed him. The guy can’t help it, and he’s now teasing — you guessed it — a 3 hour 40 minute cut of the film.

www.worldofreel.com

 

[Kenai]

7.5/10

What a nothing burger. A very good looking nothing burger.
Absolutely ok and forgettable film
Denzel was bland.
Everyone was bland and wooden tbh.
Cringe in places, fine but definitely a sequel of pointlessness

'nothing burger'
'forgettable'
'bland'
'wooden'
'cringe'
'pointlessness'

7.5/10

How bad does a film need to be to hit the sub 5/10 below average range?

 

[Efour]

'nothing burger'
'forgettable'
'bland'
'wooden'
'cringe'
'pointlessness'

7.5/10

How bad does a film need to be to hit the sub 5/10 below average range?

I was still entertained
He does make good looking films and to use the cliche turn your brain off....

But yeah 7.5 is generous I guess

 

[ElliorR]

Did not like it. Before it started there was a trailer for a forthcoming film about a ******* monkey as Robbie Williams that looked as ***** as ***** can be. I’d rather watch that than ever see Gladiator 2 again.

 

[Scam]

Saw Gladiator 2 tonight. 5/10. Pretty forgettable but entertaining enough. Looked good (I like the DP John Mathieson) but without sounding too harsh.. I wonder if Paul Mescal is going to hurt his career over this. He was really wooden. Barely any feeling at all. Super disappointing