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- Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Gladiator II is as much as sequel to Gladiator as Grease 2 is a sequel to Grease. Son of Gladiator takes on the carcass of Gladiator and desecrates its predecessor.
- David “DC” Bolling @ DC’s Take
- Excerpt: While many may still hold the original in higher regard, and I personally find it to be better, this is a commendable addition to the franchise.
- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A sequel to the 2000 hit focusing on two charismatic leaders who could determine the future of Rome.
- Travis Burgess @ The Sacred Wall
- Excerpt: Gladiator II’ is a worthwhile sequel thanks to dazzling set pieces and a Big Denzel Washington performance
- Andrea Chase @ KillerMovieReviews.com
- Excerpt: Not a bad film, but one that comes down firmly on the side of spectacle rather than substance. And, yes, in answer to the inevitable question, you are entertained.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: …director Ridley Scott returns twenty-four years after his Oscar winning gladiator movie with a film full of spectacle and violence that feels very much a faded echo of the first.
- Roderick Heath @ This Island Rod
- Excerpt: A movie that’s going to be inevitably described by a legion of dads as “not as good as the first one,” in large part because it constantly steps back from inhabiting the same zone of simplistic emotional satisfaction: it’s not a “one man against the system” movie, but a “everyone is the system, so take responsibility” movie.
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: History repeats itself—and so do sequels. Yet another that rehashes the original’s narrative arc without recapturing its humanity or soul.
- Harrison Martin @ Flixfrog
- Excerpt: I was mildly entertained by Gladiator II. Denzel was having one heck of a time though!
- Nell Minow @ moviemom.com
- Excerpt: Denzel Washington effortlessly steals every scene he is in and all but winks at us to show how much he is enjoying it. But the script is weak and too repetitive , the movie is too long, and the fight scenes, no matter how staged, just get numbing after a while.
- [New] | Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: While all of this marks Gladiator II as an unequivocal failure as a sequel and remake, it is admittedly still an adequate actioner.
- Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot
- Excerpt: Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II is a beast of an audio-visual experience, best taken in on the biggest IMAX screen you can find. But its convoluted plotting and mimicry of its predecessor make it merely serviceable—and ultimately forgettable.
- Diego Salgado @ Sofilm [Spanish]
- Nadine Whitney @ The Curb
- Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: “Gladiator II” doesn’t quite live up to its predecessor’s standards. Achieving that was an unenviable, almost impossible task. However, Scott has done everything he could to at least develop a sequel worthy of that 2000s classic.
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