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A mediocre movie

Posted : 10 years, 7 months ago on 13 October 2013 07:18

I found 'The Last Legion' on Netflix and I watched it, I thought it was a great movie which I found very interesting, especially the ending.


However, as I got older, I reconsidered and found it to not be that good, with the casting, writing and acting not being so good. But there is a great fight sequence at the end, as well as a very interesting ending, and I won't ruin it for those who haven't seen it (and not many people have). Not terrible, but not good either




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An average movie

Posted : 13 years, 1 month ago on 16 April 2011 06:59

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though my expectations were rather low concerning the damned thing, I was still amazed about how disappointing it turned out to be. Indeed, the story, the dialogues, the acting, everything was seriously really weak and tedious to watch. Concerning Colin Firth, it is understandable that the guy wanted to try something completely different than his previous work and I think he did what he could do so he shouldn’t be blamed for the end-result. Eventually, I felt above all bad for for Aishwarya Rai. Indeed, I thought it was pretty neat that she was for once showing up in a Western production (apparently, she barely does any movies outside Bollywood)  and it’s such a pity that she picked up such an average feature...  At least, I got to see one of the most gorgeous women in the world in action and without her, it would have been a complete waste of time to watch this movie. Anyway, to conclude, even though the whole thing actually had some potential, it turned out to be pretty weak and I don’t think it is really worth a look. 



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Won't Leave A Lasting Impression

Posted : 15 years, 11 months ago on 25 May 2008 07:37

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 : 16 years, 8 months ago on 31 August 2007 07:58

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 : 16 years, 10 months ago on 17 July 2007 11:57

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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