Was it as good as the first, no, was I entertained, yes!!
Sequel's are tough, and Gladiator 1 was one of the best movies of the 2000's, and probably one of Russell Crowes best. So I went it not expecting it to be at the same magnitude.
**Spoiler alert, the brother Emperor's were not nearly as villainous as Commodus played by Joaquin Phoenix**
But Pedro can do no wrong....he did great as Marcus Acacias!!