It is a spotty, uneven drama.
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05/09/02
Spartacus (1960)
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Reviews Counted:43
Fresh:41
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8.1/10
Consensus: Featuring terrific performances and epic action, Kubrick’s restored swords-and-sandals epic is a true classic.
Runtime: 3 hrs 17 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: SPARTACUS, based on Howard Fast's popular novel, is Stanley Kubrick's glorious masterpiece about a slave uprising in Rome in 70 B.C. Kirk Douglas, who also served as executive producer, stars as... [More]
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Jean Simmons, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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Reviews for Spartacus
Director Stanley Kubrick was obviously just collecting a paycheck for this one, though he stages some intricate battle scenes. Too bad he obviously couldn't have cared less about the lame love story and political machinations behind the scenes.
11/30/03
. One of the most widely publicized films of recent years, the $12 million Bryna production has terrific marquee power for class patrons, action fans and teenagers alike, thus insuring boxoffice returns of blockbuster proportions.
06/13/01
Arguably the greatest sword 'n' sandal movie of them all.
10/03/07
It is in the observation of human detail, and in many memorable little scenes that the film scores most heavily over other epics, and in which it finds an inner strength.
06/12/09
One of the last truly great Roman epics.
06/12/09
It's especially strong, and more typical of Kubrick, in the first half -- before satire gives way to sentiment.
07/30/03
Of all the historical epics, this pretty much takes the biscuit, with an unbelievable cast, incredible cinematography and plenty of quotable scenes.
01/01/00
Seeing Spartacus in this restored version, with its original overture, intermission and a few inserted pieces of footage that had been excised after initial screenings, is nothing short of spectacular.
01/01/00
No review available.
08/02/08
the liberal message is delivered with a heavy hand, but the film also boasts some stirring action and intelligent dialogue.
06/27/02
No review available.
03/01/08
Meant to be seen on the big screen.
04/21/03
Asurprisingly apt companion piece to Paths of Glory in its consideration of the mechanisms of power.
02/09/06
[A] very attractive film because it doesn't lack spectacle.
01/01/00
No review available.
08/17/05
Though this is hardly a Kubrick film, since Kubrick wasn't involved in the preproduction, Douglas's wisdom in calling on Kubrick to bail him out on this ambitious production is evident throughout.
11/12/01
An absolute classic by one of the great American directors.
10/11/02
No review available.
03/09/06
Douglas is terrific as the iron-jawed slave fuelled by righteous fury.
06/12/09
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