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The Last Legion (2007)

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Average Rating: 4/10
Reviews Counted: 54
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 45

With miscast leads and unoriginal, uninspired dialogue, The Last Legion pales in comparison to the recent cinematic epics it invokes.

Average Rating: 4/10
Critic Reviews: 14
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 13

With miscast leads and unoriginal, uninspired dialogue, The Last Legion pales in comparison to the recent cinematic epics it invokes.

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Co-adapted by Tom Butterworth and Jez Butterworth from Valerio Massimo Manfredi's best-selling historical adventure novel, Doug Lefler's period epic The Last Legion unfurls in 470 A.D., just prior to the fall of the colossal Roman Empire. As the most recent in a long line of caesars, a young Roman child, Romulus (Thomas Sangster), is poised to inherit the throne -- until Germanic forces invade, lay siege to the city, and brutally murder his parents. At the last second, with his life hanging by a

PG-13, 1 hr. 41 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics

Directed By: Doug Lefler

Written By: Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth

In Theaters: Aug 17, 2007 Wide

On DVD: Dec 18, 2007

Box Office:$125.8M

The Weinstein Company

There are, after all, aimed at young audiences plenty of movies more mean-spirited, indiscriminate and obnoxious than The Last Legion. But at the same time there are plenty that are, alas, less frustrating.

December 17, 2007 Full Review Source: Film.com

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Mark Bourne

Film.com

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Every once in a while, though, Firth's eyebrow hints, Can you believe I'm wearing this dorky leather breastplate?

August 22, 2007 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

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I have too much respect for Kingsley and Firth to believe they did this for anything other than the money, and to their credit, they give their best efforts.

August 20, 2007 Full Review Source: New York Daily News

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Jack Mathews

New York Daily News

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Despite the occasional gleam of wit, very little is to be taken seriously -- not the story, not the acting and certainly not the history.

August 20, 2007 Full Review Source: Newsday

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John Anderson

Newsday

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The movie rarely feels fresh. Even an absurd cage-match like 300 cared enough to be both rousing and handsome. There's no fun to be had here.

August 20, 2007 Full Review Source: Boston Globe

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

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This sword-and-sandal spectacle from those epic-loving De Laurentiises might have made a good children’s film.

August 20, 2007 Comment

Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

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Mr. Darcy trades Austen for Excalibur. Only OK.

July 10, 2008 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Cynthia Fuchs

Common Sense Media

As the Roman Empire crumbles, undemanding escapist entertainment with wonderful production design and a cast.

May 12, 2008 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Urban Cinefile

No twist is too farfetched for this Dino De Laurentiis epic.

October 27, 2007 Full Review Source: Times [UK]

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Wendy Ide

Times [UK]

A good cast wallow about in a story you can't believe for a moment.

October 19, 2007 Full Review Source: This is London

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Derek Malcolm

This is London

Colin Firth is not an actor who projects sparkling joie de vivre at the best of times, and The Last Legion, a cod-Roman reimagining of Arthurian myth, is very much not the best of times.

October 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph

Tosh, but disarmingly sincere.

October 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Independent

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Robert Hanks

Independent

A hunk of old Brie, left all day in the glove compartment in a car on a hot summer's day, could not smell more ripe than this absurd sword'n'sandal Roman movie.

October 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Guardian [UK]

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian [UK]

Silly and camp.

October 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Financial Times

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Karl French

Financial Times

A novel hybrid of swords, sandals, horned helmets and furs, this really is a load of old rubbish, but there's some fun to be had, especially for boys who like to have mock sword fights with wooden sticks.

October 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Film4

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Daniel Etherington

Film4

Paper-thin characters, stilted conversations and abrupt editing mean this is hard to get involved with, and its link with Arthurian legend feels contrived and clich�d.

October 19, 2007 Full Review Source: BBC

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Anna Smith

BBC

Crudely mangling Arthurian legend into Roman history, this creaky swords 'n' sandals romper trundles forward like a hurriedly upholstered TV movie.

October 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Jonathan Crocker

Time Out

The action sequences are handled well enough but the CGI isn't up to snuff in a tale that barely merits the retelling.

October 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Sky Movies

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Tim Evans

Sky Movies

This attempt at reimagining the Arthurian legend fails to raise the pulse due to some leaden dialogue and unconvincing performances.

October 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine

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Anna Smith

Empire Magazine

A wannabe sword-and-sandals saga.

September 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

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Hmmm a cross breed here with a mix of historical fact ,or what we know, blended with your typical over the top action sillyness much like 'Prince of Thieves'. There are some nice touches here from the cityscape's and landscapes rendered in cgi to the attempt at telling the real tale behind King Arthur, Merlin,

August 25, 2007

Phil Hubbard

Super Reviewer

An interesting premiss, but too many inconsistencies and a mixing of some nice sets intertwinned with some horrible cgi. What starts out passably reasonable turns silly once the "seige" on Capri begins - the baddie Goths running around a south mediterrenean island wearing furs and viking helmets - hilarious!!! Some

January 11, 2010