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 | | She is supported with surprising performances by Giovanni Ribisi, Greg Kinnear, Hilary Swank, Katie Holmes, and Keanu Reeves (in a particular menacing performance). |
 | | But, it is the wonderfully wise supporting performances by Richard Harris as the old Caesar and Oliver Reed as the old gladiator trainer (in his last role, since he died while the movie was being filmed) that give the underlying strength and a bit of epic grander to the film. |
 | | What lifts this neatly, though leisurely, told tale is the performances of the reliable Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan (in his first major role), and all the rest of the cast and the attention to details in the sets and music. |
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