The Last Legion

Name: The Last Legion
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, War
Released: August 17, 2007
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 37
Cast: Aishwarya Rai, Ben Kingsley, Colin Firth

2007

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Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: August 17, 2007 | PG-13

Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Ben Kingsley, Colin Firth

Summary: 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-fortressThe 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)… Expand

Director: Doug Lefler

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Fantasy, War

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 102 min

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TV Guide Magazine 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

James Berardinelli

When a movie wants to be sold as a spectacle, it had better deliver something more spectacular than this. Read full review

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

Neil Genzlinger

This might have made a good children’s film. Read full review

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

Frank Scheck

Lackluster and decidedly old-fashioned (in the worst way). Read full review

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

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JamesE.

Aug 7, 2008

An enjoyable film with the fall of Rome. Great movie with an intriguing plot. Bob B should be raped by a retard with AIDS.

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Peggy

Jan 27, 2008

Entertaining movie,appealing characters--I liked it.

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DanielS.

Dec 30, 2007

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.

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Lokathor

Jul 28, 2014

I really liked this movie. It's not the best, but it's a good time. An adventure film that starts in Rome and then goes north into Britannia. A few familiar faces from other productions are nice to see. I haven't read the book, so I wasn't expecting anything in particular other than "thereI really liked this movie. It's not the best, but it's a good time. An adventure film that starts in Rome and then goes north into Britannia. A few familiar faces from other productions are nice to see. I haven't read the book, so I wasn't expecting anything in particular other than "there will be a legion involved somehow", and there was a legion involved somehow, so it delivered on that much. If you like fantasy adventure sorts of stories but don't take things too seriously then you can probably enjoy this film.… Expand

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Tyranian

Dec 8, 2019

Pretty bad attempted epic that is marginally enjoyable if not taken seriously.

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smijatov

Jun 10, 2012

If I've ever watched a film with a horrible script, it's "The Last Legion." What the heck was this thing about? I don't think the screenplay writers, nor director or actors quite knew. Laughable plot, horrid dialogues and monologues (!) and overall just a bad film. The story is so contrivedIf I've ever watched a film with a horrible script, it's "The Last Legion." What the heck was this thing about? I don't think the screenplay writers, nor director or actors quite knew. Laughable plot, horrid dialogues and monologues (!) and overall just a bad film. The story is so contrived and ridiculous I cannot believe anyone was willing to pay to make this, and then also to distribute it, on top of that. Just bad bad bad. For some reason all these films surrounding King Arthur, Merlin and the fall of Rome tend to backfire horribly. Maybe it's a sign to back off from the over-saturated topic and come up with some fresh ideas. Fresh ideas that this film sorely needed, but didn't get. Gross.… Expand

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[Anonymous]

Aug 23, 2007

totally boring

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