Somebody saw The Good Earth and said, “A little too much humanity for me!”

Wow.  I’m not sure what was going on here. The story was so full of revisionist insertions into the first film that it may have succeeded in ruining both movies. I guess that’s a first. Also, for a movie with the title of Gladiator, they were able to cram in so little combat into the movie that it seemed like a misnomer.  Denzel was the best part, probably, but it’s not clear at all what kind of actual character he’s playing other than Villain Guy.