Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

nossfer I remember the first time, almost 10 years ago when i was reading the same title book,from Valerio Massimo Manfredi, i was wondering, if there was going to be a film adaption, for this interesting book. Of course they had to skip a few things,as they do almost in every book-to-film adaption, but even if you watch the film, without reading the original script first, it is a complete story and you wont be disappointed. Especially for people loving this history period, i am almost sure that they will find interesting and enjoyable.Maybe, indeed, a few historical inaccuracies are here,cant say for sure, but even there are a few, i could easily overlook them.I don't know if there was already a myth including a Roman Emperor with this famous Sword, but, in my opinion, even a final twist like this, can be a pleasant surprise! As far as the cast concerns, i would say that the casting selection was a nice one, and i think that each and every one of them fulfilled my expectations.

willcundallreview You know when you watch a film and within the first few minutes you just know exactly how it will turn out? , well insert The Last Legion because it's that. It's basically a swords and sandals adventure film that looks an awful lot like a bad version of Indiana Jones but set at the fall of the Western Roman Empire and also not as funny. The movie is basically about Romulus Augustus and he becomes emperor, guarded by Colin Firth of all people (playing a character named Aurelius) and many things happen and it sends his city and the empire into dismay. The plot is just really dull I mean it's not that it's awful or anything but this was just made so badly that you can't even enjoy the plot or ever feel anything whatsoever for the people involved.Based on a book the movie see's an extremely long journey which in this film is more like 5 minutes long. The cast involved consist of some pretty big names including one from Bollywood screens of all places. As mentioned Colin Firth stars and he is pretty basic, he isn't as bad as some others but I just felt he was wasted and I have no idea why he took this job. Ben Kingsley plays Romulus's teacher of sorts Ambrosinus and he is really in the same boat as Firth, not bad but never OK, I felt let down with all the stars on show. The person from Bollywood is Aishwarya Rai who plays an agent from the Eastern Roman Empire and quickly becomes embroiled within the plot, now Rai is not bad but I did feel she is wasted like the others, her character could have been alright but she is yet again thrown in among the generic characters put out here.Doug Lefler directs and his vision I feel is left in such a way as Rome at the time, in a complete mess. It just feels so average the plot but the way in which it looks and feels, it just makes it very poor and a bit of a mess to be honest, Lefler never quite takes the movie up a step. Tom and Jez Butterworth are the main writers or you could say they adapt this but in truth if this is similar to the book in anyway then the book must be pretty bad because this is not written well as a movie. The script is like something you see in a bad TV or straight to DVD movie, it feels so cheesy and it even tries at times to make you laugh even when the scene is kind of going along seriously. I can't let this review go without the mentioning of the villains. The movie has a serious problem with throwing villains at you actually and not in a good way at all, One bad guy is the invading Goth Odoacer who is one of many Goths with Scottish accents and also a rather bland villain, I expect a villain to be notoriously evil but he just doesn't come off as that, not really a scary kind of bad guy. So overall The Last Legion is no good, bust, a movie I actually find hard to recommend to anyone. I mean action-adventures should be easy to enjoy, easy to watch and also one where you can watch it again in the future. This is none of the things I mentioned and to rub it in you get some silly special effects which only go on to hamper the movies reputation, Oh wait there, some decent fight choreography, so yeah there is one alright thing about this movie.

davespix I wanted to like this movie more than I did. I'm normally a sucker for these kind of historical romantic fantasies. But I think it had several problems. Much of it might be due to the use of music. The score seemed 1) Kind of dated (could be because another reviewer said it was a shameless copy of Manon Lescaut by Puccini) but it just didn't have a contemporary feel to the mood it tried to set ... like something Williams or Silvestri would have composed. And 2) It was ubiquitous! Every time the kid picked his nose, the "hero" music would start up. It was just WAY over used. It started feeling like an old Cecil B. DeMille technicolor "over the top" epic where the color is TOO rich and the music TOO inspiring.Lefler might've done well to remember that sometimes "less is more."The plot was a little formulaic as well with it's cast of characters. The love story subplot seemed forced to me. I didn't get ANY chemistry from the two. Mira had more outfit changes than Lady Gaga at the Oscars. And the storyline could have been told with a little more mystery in it's pacing perhaps .... but that damn "hero's score" swelling to a crescendo every 90 seconds just ruined it for me.All in all, it's watchable and a fun rollick ... but it's not the epic it could have been with a few changes. Perhaps even with just a change in the music.

Sandcooler There are some precautions you have to take when you plan on watching this movie. Firstly, you have to accept that you will learn absolutely nothing about history. This movie is meant to be about as educational as a monster truck show, so no need to complain about the various preposterous inaccuracies. The makers obviously didn't care about facts, neither should you. Secondly, you have to buy that the fierce Roman commander in this movie is played by (of all people) Colin Firth. Nothing against Colin Firth, but no matter for how long he grows his beard, he'll just never look tough. Hell, even the kid he's protecting seems like he could totally take him out. Thirdly, the performance by Ben Kingsley is really hammy, which is funny at first but then really just starts insulting your intelligence. If you can deal with all that, you have yourself a pretty decent off-brand "Spartacus". If not well, I guess you have more taste than I do.