Poor casting. Mescal was not believable. Just being loud does it make a gladiator and he looks like a kid next to the other gladiators, even his mother appeared to look down on him. I highly doubt he is 1.8 m.
I found myself 3/4 through wondering whether people would think this movie was a waste of time oh whether it is worth watching. If I was thinking about this during the movie then it wasn't keeping my attention. I will give it a soft 3.