The Last Legion
by Doug Lefler
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Actor: Aishwarya Rai, Ben Kingsley, Colin Firth, Kevin McKidd, Peter MullanDirector: Doug Lefler
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-12-18
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Weinstein Company
Movie Reviews of The Last Legion
Movie Review: Heavy on the borrowing
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a movie that borrows heavily from The Lord of the Rings (mountain scenes, sword fights), Gandhi (Ben Kingsley as religious guru), Xena (Aishwarya Rai as a woman warrior) and the later Star Wars (a little boy destined for greatness).
It's OK, particularly the role played by Colin Firth, but nothing spectacular. The plot is dubious, the bad guys too exaggerated, and the woman warrior too slight and small to be convincing in her fight scenes. It passes quickly and only at the end over what ought, by the title, to be the central theme of the movie. The fighting scenes of Rome's "Last Legion" in Britain, scenes that could have shown in great detail the fighting prowess that won Rome countless battles, can be measured in seconds. Instead, you get the pointless sword fight scenes typical of so many movies, scenes too choreographed to be real. In this film, some bad guys are already moving where they're supposed to go before the good guy even touches them
If you'd like to read a good story with a plot this tale might have adopted, read G. K. Chesterton's "The Ballad of the White Horse," a story of King Arthur struggle against the invading Danes so gripping, the English quoted from it during the darkest days of World War II, particularly the lines where Arthur is told that he must fight on, whatever the odds:
I tell you naught for your comfort,
Yea, naught for your desire,
Save that the sky grows darker yet,
And the sea rises higher.
Unfortunately, no one has made "The Ballad of the White Horse" into a film.
--Michael W. Perry, editor of Chesterton on War and Peace: Battling the Ideas and Movements that Led to Nazism and World War II
Summary of The Last Legion
Swordfights, battles, and betrayal fuel The Last Legion, which tells the story of the last emperor of Rome: a slight 12-year-old boy who is a descendent of Julius Caesar. Protected by commander Aurelius (Colin Firth) and guided to an extent by the wizard Ambrosinus (Ben Kingsley), Romulus (Thomas Sangster) is an unlikely leader. Too inexperienced to rule wisely, he also shows little of the fortitude and courage needed to be a great warrior. After Romulus finds Caesar's sword--the legendary excaliburnus--he begins a search for the fabled last legion that will help him save Rome. Directed by Doug Lefler and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, the film has a clunky feel, thanks to uneven dialogue and fight sequences that are tepid at best. Portraying a female warrior, Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai is a beauty but unconvincing in her athletic skills. Kingsley makes the most of his role, chewing up the scenery and doing the best he can with some laughable lines. But Firth is out of his element here. More thinking man than action hero, the charming Brit is sorely miscast in this movie, which would've benefited from having better CGI animation and, just as importantly, a more developed script. With its broad strokes and lack of character development, The Last Legion actually would've worked better as a half-hour Saturday morning cartoon than a feature-length epic. --Jae-Ha KimA warrior and a wizard embark on an action-packed mission to save the crumbling Roman empire and its young heir. As they battle across medieval Europe their epic journey reveals the origin of the legendary sword Excalibur. System Requirements:Run Time: 102 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/HEROES Rating: PG-13 UPC: 796019807753 Manufacturer No: 80775
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