Way back in the year 2000, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator redefined historical epics, bringing a raw intensity that reinvigorated the genre and waltzed away with five Oscars including Best Picture. Since that time, the idea of a sequel has been kicking around including one bizarre script written by Nick Cave of all people involving Maximus being resurrected from purgatory and tasked with killing Jesus to end Christianity. Yes, you read that correctly. Two decades later, Scott is finally back with a tremendously entertaining sequel that valiantly and mostly successfully recaptures...