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The Last Legion

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After the fall of Rome, its last emperor, 12-year-old Romulus Augustus, becomes a prisoner on the island of Capri. With the help of his wise teacher Ambrosinus and his legionnaire Aurelius, he escapes from Capri. He and his men journey to Britannia to find the fabled Dragon Legion, and the beginning of the Arthurian legend is born.
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With miscast leads and unoriginal, uninspired dialogue, The Last Legion pales in comparison to the recent cinematic epics it invokes.

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Anil Sinanan The Times (UK) 10/24/2017
Paying scant attention to either historical accuracy or character complexity, the Xena: Warrior Princess director Lefler goes for a straightforward good versus evil plot with a predictable climactic battle. Go to Full Review
Mark Bourne Film.com 12/17/2007
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. Go to Full Review
Wendy Ide The Times (UK) 10/27/2007
2/5
No twist is too farfetched for this Dino De Laurentiis epic. Go to Full Review
Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile 05/12/2008
As the Roman Empire crumbles, undemanding escapist entertainment with wonderful production design and a cast. Go to Full Review
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film 12/07/2007
2.5/5
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Joseph R. @Josephus27 2d I dont understand why so many people seem to not like this. As a Romaboo I feel like this Movie did the Romans justice, historically and culturally for the time. My only critique is just that the love story felt kinda forced. But nonetheless this is a GREAT take on the legend of Aurthur. Roma Aterna! See more Jeff Y Dec 7 I enjoy epic sword and slaughter swashbucklers, and as they go, this one is pretty average. The dialogue is a little stilted, with the acting and characters just adequate. Visually, too, looks a little dated, now that it's 18 years old. If you're a big fan of this genre, as I am, you won't regret watching, but if not, you may feel your time could have been better well-spent elsewhere. See more Ruth B @ruth124 Nov 28 Good family film. Very much enjoyed! See more Antonio F Jun 8 Entertaining and casual reminds me of old classic and age bygone of cinema golden age! See more Vol W @Volunteer Apr 26 I really don't understand the poor 15% Rotten Tomatoe score! I loved this movie and watch it every oportunity that find it streaming. Kevin Mckidd's villain was perfect! An all star cast led by Colin Firth, what's not to like. A great and more believable telling of the Arthur legend. See more Blu B Jan 3 It feels like a Sword & Sandel Epic mixed with Lord of the Rings knockoff characters sort of. It just hits all the basic points of a journey and nothing more. You get a sloppy introduction, than it jumps around TERRIBLY setting up multiple storylines before coming back together with the group into the most generic "incredible journey" over mountains for what feels like maybe 2 minute at most. Than you get your last battle because that's when it's supposed to happen and end with terrible CGI showing the changing of the seasons to set up the legend of Arthur for some reason. Acting, editing, and pacing aren't good at all here. Firth and the kid aren't bad but they just get forgotten about for stretches after being setup as the main focus. Than we get the lame invincible girl knight, Gandalf I mean Kingsley, and a couple other generic characters that I felt absolutely nothing when they died because this doesn't have ANY character development outisde of Kingsley, the kid, and Firth. The rest just show up, never see them interact, or know anything about them. I thought there was only 5 but couldn't believe when there was like 7-8 of them. This has a focus issue. Sometimes it's about the kid and his journey, other times the Roman Empire, the other stock generic characters, the lame villian who wears a golden rabbit mask, and it just jumps terribly before settling in the end. The music isn't bad but is overused and just gets generic at certain points despite a strong start. The cinematography is just alright. The direction is uninspired, the battles are just alright honestly, and there isn't any massive scale or scope compared to epics of old or other big fantasy battles from this time. It feels like maybe there was budget constraints and there is production value that shows with good costumes, sets, and on location setups but there's nothing unique about it to set it apart. If you told me this was a battle from Lord of the Rings or Gladiator I'd beleive you honestly. And it just feels like it's on autopilot once all the characters are introduced and stops with the jumpiness. Going through souless motions of a epic adventure by the beats with no heart or doing anything well. It makes sense enough and I can't really point to much that truly Rise of Skywalker level broken about it. But it does nothing to set itself apar and barely checks off the bare minimum to be a functioning adventure/fantasy. Skip This. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After the fall of Rome, its last emperor, 12-year-old Romulus Augustus, becomes a prisoner on the island of Capri. With the help of his wise teacher Ambrosinus and his legionnaire Aurelius, he escapes from Capri. He and his men journey to Britannia to find the fabled Dragon Legion, and the beginning of the Arthurian legend is born.
Director
Doug Lefler
Producer
Dino De Laurentiis, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis, Tarak Ben Ammar
Screenwriter
Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Production Co
Ingenious Film Partners, Zephyr Films, Dino De Laurentiis Productions, Quinta Communications
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Action Violence)
Genre
Action, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 17, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.9M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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