Reviews of The Last Legion

Won't Leave A Lasting Impression

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago on 25 May 2008 02:37 (A review of The Last Legion)

I think this movie had a lot of potential but it fell far short of it. It really didn't do anything for me which is a shame because I was looking forward to it. A lot of the actors weren't up to scratch and I think that was more due to the fact that they weren't suited to their roles rather then being bad actors. Aishwarya Rai, for example, although I love her in every other role I've seen her in she didn't perform too well in this one. John Hannah was quite a soft actor, it was almost like he was melting into the background especially when Colin Firth was in a scene with him. I found the best out of the lot to be Colin Firth who was stronger in his role then any of the others and the kid who played Romulus (Thomas Sangster) made an impression on me also.
There were also some attempts at humour which didn't amount to anything mildly amusing, the dialogue was questionable and I'm so glad that there wasn't more of a love story then there was because then it would be one of those movies you can't help but roll your eyes at. Something it was very close to being in the first place.
I did however find the ending interesting, not good just interesting because now I wonder if they'll continue on from that with a movie about Arthur.

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oops

Posted : 2 years, 2 months ago on 31 August 2007 02:58 (A review of The Last Legion)

This is one movie you can wait for cable. Don't waste money on renting it. It was a "B" movie wanting to be an "A" movie.

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disappointed

Posted : 2 years, 3 months ago on 17 July 2007 06:57 (A review of The Last Legion)

Rome, circa 470 A.D. The Roman Empire is weak. Young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks for Britain. He is searching for his "Last Legion", a legion of supporters.

Historical movies are always very difficult to judge, and rightly so, since they usually lack details of the depicted era, and this movie has those flaws. It is far from being perfect, or even good. It is rather an empty motion picture.

From the beginning, the plot is quite confusing - just like the book it is based on, written by Valerio Massimo Manfredi.

None of the actors (especially Ben Kingsley, Colin Firth and Thomas Sangster) are believable, unfortunately.

The story and its scenes are soooo predictable, it's pathetic.
The sound was lousy, and the music was so loud that it made it difficult to hear most of what was said.

Special effects are not even worth mentioning. There are better historical films that are worth watching. Even some historical B-movies might have been better!

The worst of the Last Legion is its ending. How "Hollywood" can it get!

Pure disappointment.


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