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Last Legion, The
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Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 12 critic reviews
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Based on 25 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Action | Adventure | War
Written by:
Carlo Carlei (story)
Peter Rader (story)
Valerio Manfredi (story), Tom Butterworth
Jez Butterworth
Directed by: Doug Lefler
Release Date:
Theatrical: August 17, 2007
DVD: December 18, 2007
Running Time: 110 minutes, Color
Origin: USA / UK / France
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence
Starring Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai, Kevin McKidd, John Hannah, Peter Mullan, Rupert Friend, and Thomas Sangster
The Last Legion is a fantasy action-adventure in the vein of The Sword and the Stone set against the Fall of Rome and its last emperor, 12 year-old Romulus Augustus, the boy who would rule for a day before losing all that he loved: his family, his home. and an empire that once stood for truth and honor. Imprisoned on the island-fortress of Capri, Romulus searches for a means to escape. He discovers instead "Exaliburnus", the legendary sword of Julius Caesar, and realizes that he must do all in his power to save Rome. Aided by the clever strategies of his teacher Ambrosinus and the heroic skills of his loyal legionnaire Aurelius, Romulus escapes the island. Accompanied by his friends and a mysterious envoy from Constantinople, Romulus travels to Britannia in search of the last Roman Legion – the fabled Dragon Legion. There, Romulus will fight alongside his friends to make his last stand for Rome and take his first steps to becoming a man and he king who would father a legend. (The Weinstein Company)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
TV Guide Ken Fox
While not exactly in the same league as the visually dazzling "Excalibur" and saddled with cheap looking CGI effects, this Anglo-Italian co-production has quite a bit of fun finding a direct path from the fall of Rome to the birth of Arthurian legend.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
The film is nothing to be ashamed of (especially if you're Kingsley). But it's as if everybody involved knows what the deal is.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
Every once in a while, though, Firth's eyebrow hints, Can you believe I'm wearing this dorky leather breastplate?
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
Though it's never wise to underestimate the power or universal appeal of Rai's cleavage and lustrous hair, that's about all that sets the doggedly mediocre The Last Legion apart from every other sword-and-sandal epic about the origins of Camelot.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
When a movie wants to be sold as a spectacle, it had better deliver something more spectacular than this.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times John Anderson
Not as bad as it sounds nor as good as it might have been.
Read Full Review >Variety Joe Leydon
Seriously hampered by glaring inconsistencies of tone and intent, and often feels like a series of highlights carved out of a much longer epic.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
Lackluster and decidedly old-fashioned (in the worst way).
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey
Distinctly humdrum, The Last Legion, a boy's adventure story that seems to have been dragged out of the vaults of some early-sixties TV series.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
The Last Legion offers guilty-pleasure fun in a cheesy, very De Laurentiis way (much like 1976's Mandingo rip-off Drum), but, in the end, it's just not a very inspired or well-conceived film, despite Kingsley's strangely endearing turn as the proto-Merlin.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 5.7 (out of 10) based on 25 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Rekha gave it a0:
Horrible acting. Laughable costumes. Pathetic dialogue. Lame direction. This is an insult to actors and filmmakers.
James E. gave it a10:
An enjoyable film with the fall of Rome. Great movie with an intriguing plot. Bob B should be raped by a retard with AIDS.
Tony M gave it a6:
An Ok dramatised historical movie however it's filled with cheap CGI and a bad script. Read the book first, it's so much better than the movie.
Paul J. gave it a7:
This is really a good TV movie, however it does have lots of action and although looks on the cheap side i really enjoyed it. Great DVD for the lads.
Peggy gave it a9:
Entertaining movie,appealing characters--I liked it.
Daniel S. gave it an8:
I enjoy B movies. This is a good B movie. Ben Kingsley does especially well. However, if you can only tolerate A list fare, stay away.
Adam G. gave it a7:
Good historical entertainment. I'd read the book first. Aishwarya Rai is incredibly hot too.
