“Paul Mescal is the “mesmerising centre” of Ridley Scott’s long-awaited Gladiator sequel, which balances emotional drama and social themes with all-out action spectacle.
“How can you not love a film that has swords, sandals, sharks in the flooded Roman Colosseum, Denzel Washington in flowing robes and Paul Mescal biting a baboon?
“There’s much more than that, both serious and camp, in Ridley Scott’s exhilarating and fun sequel to Gladiator, which won the Oscar for best picture nearly a quarter of a century ago. Full of spectacle and spectacular performances, Gladiator II is by far the best popcorn film of the year.”
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