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Poorly written and directed, this sequel is only Ok. Many will find it entertaining, but not memorable -- as was the original Gladiator.

The story has a few interesting new elements, but it's unimaginative and exaggerated -- with some unreal scenes and characters.

Great cinematography, vestuary, and effects: and the actors do a good job some of them. But the characters are poorly developed, as is the storyline. It is very hard to identify with them, and very hard to feel that the events and scenes could have happened -- so much water in the arena, really?

By mid movie, one gets a feeling that too much is being done and presented to impress the viewer, but not adding up to a good story -- at the end, that feeling is confirmed by the contrived conclusion.

This is a well-made film. It's primarily a drama, but thrilling and unpredictable with many turns and twists that keep the suspense on.

It's a good mix of some action with some "reality" and not just a mindless excuse for shootings.

It's entertaining, with little to criticize. The story is solid, the cliches are minimal, the direction is good, as is the acting. That makes this movie good -- not excellent, but above the average.

As someone who has lived on the southern border, and in other states and countries, I feel I've met real people like the characters in this movie -- much more than in other movies.

The story, the acting, are good, but the writing is soo lazy. Very disappointing.

It's watchable... but maybe not the whole long thing.

A smart man manages a difficult situation very poorly, again and again, and again. Like in a bad horror movie, just to make the story "work" -- it does not. That "technique" produces junk.

They want us to like him... but make the other characters teat him very poorly, for no real reason -- so we identify with him as a poor victim?.

Some aspects of the story are good, realistic in ways most other stories are not... but the abundant BS makes discussing it not worth the time.

What a waste of talented cast.