I decided to go see this with a m8 last night since I knew it was a Ridley Scott film and I thought if it was reminiscent of Gladiator then it's probably worth a watch. Empire gave it 3 stars and imdb's was 7.3/10 which are decent ratings, so as far as I was concerned I thought the film was a go. When I got to Odeon I was shocked to find that the ticket price was 7.50 quid. I was wondering when did Odeon start charging such extortionate prices and I was regretting that I'd lost my NUS card :(. Anyway back to the film, it started off promisingly and seem gladiatoresque in its direction. However as the film progressed it seemed to degenerate in terms of character development and I found it hard to empathise with Bloom's character and to get into the story. The set pieces of action were impressive but I don't think they're on the same level as Gladiator's and the film just seemed to drag on a little with the action and I was getting bored. In the end I thought the film was ok but nothing special which is disappointing maybe because I expected too much from it. If you want something like Gladiator then don't go see this and I might be being harsh but it just didn't do it for me.
