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Gladiator II will entertain you, but Gladiator is the better movie. Here's why
Digital TrendsStory by Dan Girolamo
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Gladiator II packs the action, but Ridley Scott's original epic still reigns supreme as the true classic of ancient Rome on the silver screen.
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- Paul Mescal stars as Lucius, the son of Maximus and Lucilla, who seeks revenge against the Roman Empire after they kill his wife and force him into slavery.
- Director Ridley Scott, who helmed the Oscar-winning original, returns to the arena with a new hero, but critics argue the sequel lacks the emotional weight and grand scale of the 2000 classic.
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Russell Crowe, Maximus Decimus Meridius, Ridley Scott, Paul Mescal, Lucius, Lucilla, Connie Nielsen, Acacius, Pedro Pascal, Roman Empire, Gladiator II, Gladiator