"Gladiator II" starring Paul Mescal is a more action-leaning sequel that delivers on the big, wild fights, but not always on the emotional continuity.

Paul Mescal completes his transition from sensitive metrosexual heartthrob to box office beefcake in Ridley Scott ’s sequel to his award-winning sword and sandal epic Gladiator, from 2000.

Ridley Scott's follow-up to his Oscar-winning epic doesn't quite match the original – but still does a fine job of showing ...

Gladiator 2 is thrilling – even if Paul Mescal is no Russell Crowe - 4/5 Ridley Scott’s belated sequel has sharks, monkeys, and Denzel Washington doing some tremendous sleeve acting. At times, this is ...

The Verdict: Gladiator II works best when it leans on extravaganza. The arena combat is clean, coherent, and full of jaw-dropping moments, as Scott’s recent addiction to big epic battle sequences ...

Gladiator II is good enough to feel like more than a carbon copy of its predecessor and be a successful blockbuster in its own right.

Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal also star in the sequel that brings superb spectacle and storytelling in equal measure.

From the very beginning, it is evident the sequel's entire existence relies on Gladiator nostalgia — from the recap-esque ...

Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn and Connie Nielsen also star in the bruising sword-and-sandal epic, set 15 years after the events of the original Oscar-winning drama.

Rome teeters on the brink in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” Its fall is said to be imminent. The dream it once symbolized is ...