In my opinion there was more anticipation than there was follow through. It was a good movie overall, not quite as much action as I expected and was longer than I expected. I'm not saying that's a bad thing necessarily, I'm actually quite pleased that they finished that part of the story. I kept thinking they were going to end it and leave us hanging. I was pleased with the way it turned out. I was/am a big fan of Gladiator, and this movie reminded me of it a lot.