Gladiator II opens in Australia and New Zealand on November 14, the U.K. on November 15, and the U.S. on November 22.

Coming back to the Roman Empire in Gladiator II took a quarter of a century to finally get to the screen, to get it right, and to not disappoint the growing cadre of fans of the first, while still ...

while Quinn, Hechinger, and their tiny pet monkey are perfectly pitched, frothing at the mouth and boyishly pathetic, as all ...

"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.

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.