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Home » MOVIES » Gladiator 2 First Reviews: “Exceptional and Brutal – The Year’s Best Film”

Gladiator 2 First Reviews: “Exceptional and Brutal – The Year’s Best Film”

ARUN VENUGOPAL by ARUN VENUGOPAL
November 11, 2024
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Gladiator 2 First Reviews

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The first reports for Ridley Scott‘s Gladiator 2 are out. The film debuts with an 83% score on Rotten Tomatoes, which is a higher score than the original film.

According to reviews, Gladiator 2 is ‘exceptional and brutal’ — and it’s also being hailed as the year’s best film. The Hollywood Handle reviewed Gladiator 2 as the must-see movie of the year, stating that ‘the only way to experience this beautifully crafted piece of art by Ridley Scott — packed with groundbreaking, career-defining performances — is to watch it in IMAX.

Gladiator 2 First Reviews
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According to X user @ThatAshleyErin, Gladiator 2 is a bloody, action-packed visual feast. Paul Mescal shines, Denzel Washington chews the scenery in another iconic performance, and Pedro Pascal… yes. It doesn’t hit as hard emotionally as the first but is still a solid, crowd-pleasing spectacle.

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According to X user @britany_murphs, Gladiator 2 was a great sequel that paid homage to the first film while crafting its own unique story, featuring bigger battles and daring fight choreography. Mescal was fantastic, with Washington and Connie Nielsen as absolute scene-stealers!

Gladiator 2 is set decades after Gladiator (2000) and follows Lucius Verus (Mescal) — the son of Lucilla (Nielsen) and Maximus. After a brutal Roman invasion and the tragic death of his wife, Lucius is forced into a life of slavery. Like Maximus before him, Lucius resolves to fight as a gladiator in the Colosseum, under the tutelage of Macrinius (Washington) — a former slave who is secretly plotting to overthrow the young emperors, Caracalla (Fred Hechinger) and Geta (Joseph Quinn), in hopes of controlling Rome.

The Scott directing film is written by David Scarpa. Mescal stars as Lucius Verus, with Washington portraying a former slave-turned-wealthy arms dealer. Other cast members include Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, May Calamawy, Nielsen, Derek Jacobi, Lior Raz, Peter Mensah, Matt Lucas, and Tim McInnerny.

The film is produced by Scott, Michael Pruss, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, and David Franzoni, with production companies including Scott Free Productions and Red Wagon Entertainment.

Gladiator 2 will hit theaters on November 22, 2024, by Paramount Pictures in the United States and Universal Pictures internationally.

Tags: Connie NielsenDenzel WashingtonFilm ReviewGladiator 2Paul MescalPedro PascalRidley Scott
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Arun Venugopal - Author, SEO Specialist, and Senior Editor at Maxblizz. Hi, just call me AV. I am from Kerala, India, and I have completed a U.G. in Computer Science and Engineering. I enjoy writing about comic book movies, including Marvel and DC. I have 4 years of experience in digital marketing.

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