Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, released 24 years ago, was a huge hit at the box office and the winner of five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor. Now there’s a sequel, and the first reactions indicate Gladiator II could be as big and well-received as the original. Scott continues to have the goods as a director, they say, while Denzel Washington is being lauded for his performance, which might garner him a third Academy Award.
Here’s what critics are saying about Gladiator II:
Has Ridley Scott done it again?
Ridley Scott returns to the Colosseum to prove to the world that HE’S. STILL. GOT. IT. Absolutely BUZZING after Gladiator II! An EPIC Shakespearean tale of hope, futility, and power within a crumbling system…What a picture!– Griffin Schiller, FilmSpeak
Rest easy, Romans. Gladiator II is the kind of large scale filmmaking excellence only Ridley Scott could corral. Everything about it just works… Bold,…
