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Gladiator II review: Paul Mescal is no Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott's disappointing sequel | Digital Trends
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scrn loglineRidley Scott's highly anticipated 'Gladiator II' flounders as Paul Mescal fails to live up to Russell Crowe's iconic performance in the original.beat sheet- Denzel Washington steals the show with a scene-stealing turn as a flamboyant and over-the-top emperor, proving he can still chew the scenery with the best of them.
- While the film boasts some spectacle, a significant portion of the action sequences come across as dumb fun, lacking the gritty realism that made the first 'Gladiator' a modern classic.
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Gladiator II review: Paul Mescal is no Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott's disappointing sequel | Digital Trends
Digital TrendsStory by A.A. Dowd
scrn logline
Ridley Scott's highly anticipated 'Gladiator II' flounders as Paul Mescal fails to live up to Russell Crowe's iconic performance in the original.
beat sheet
- Denzel Washington steals the show with a scene-stealing turn as a flamboyant and over-the-top emperor, proving he can still chew the scenery with the best of them.
- While the film boasts some spectacle, a significant portion of the action sequences come across as dumb fun, lacking the gritty realism that made the first 'Gladiator' a modern classic.
call sheet
Paul Mescal, Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington, Gladiator II