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The Last Legion brings to the cloak the fictional attempt by Rome’s last emperor, Flavius Romulus Augustus, a.k.a. Romulus Augustulus, to rally the last remaining proper legion, the Ninth a.k.a. the Dragon Legion, stationed in Britannia, in order to expel the Goths and resume control of the Empire.
The Year is 460 A.D., 65 years since the death of Roman Emperor Theodosius the Sizable and the subsequent division of the Empire among his sons: the Western Roman Empire left to Honorius, and the Eastern Roman Empire left to Arcadius. Following Odoacer’s treachery, his Goths have taken control of Rome forcing the young emperor to wing in search for possible allies for his possible return. His stir will steal him to Hadrian’s Wall in the far Northwestern fragment of the crumbling Western Roman Empire.
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The major setbacks are in relation to:
1) Romulus Augustulus did not reach to power until 475, the year before the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. Why would anybody want to change the date?
2) The Eastern Roman Empire never recognized Orestes, Romulus Augustulus, or Odoacer.
3) The battle/fight scenes could have been great better and noteworthy more realistic.
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Aside from that, the setting, the acting, the dialogues and the costumes are all astonishing!
The movie relies mostly on a British cast, namely Thomas Sangster, Colin Firth, John Hannah, Ben Kingsley, Alexander Siddig (from Star Jog DS9 and Kingdom of Heaven) and Aishwarya Rai (who is Aesthetic!) . They and the rest of this Astounding cast have truly outdone themselves with their performances, which are outstanding to say the least! All the actors, without exceptions, give it their 100% and it really shows!
In conclusion, though not a masterpiece, The Last Legion will surely provide for an evening’s entertainment. It is a movie definitely worth watching and one to seriously assume adding to your movie collection, especially for those with a soft station for History and all things Roman. 4.5 Stars
Okay, “The Last Legion” won’t have you proclaiming it as the successor to “Gladiator” and “The Drop of the Roman Empire”, but if your expectations aren’t that high, and you bask in sword-and-sandal epics offering a mix of Imperial Rome and Arthurian England, you may collect this a very involving adventure…I certainly did!
Part of the reason is the casting, which is far better than you’d inquire of. Colin Firth is cast against type as a world-weary Roman general, assigned to protect the 12-year weak Caesar (Thomas Sangster), and he is terrific, very apt in the action scenes, and with the acting chops to produce even the silliest dialog sound believable. Matching him is the gloriously splendid Indian superstar, Aishwarya Rai, as an Eastern Empire warrior. Her dialog may occasionally be a bit inane, but she has a dancer’s grace with a sword, and the most splendid eyes I’ve ever seen! As the mystic/tutor of Caesar, Ben Kingsley provides the link between the two legendary cultures, and grounds the film with his tranquil wisdom.
While the less-than-overwhelming armies betray the film’s budget, the scenes of Imperial Rome are quite impressive, and the film does have the mandatory sweeping vistas, and sword-swinging heroics that action fans will relish. And as a foundation of Arthurian memoir, I found this version far more plausible than the unusual “King Arthur”.
“The Last Legion” is far better than you might believe, based on the reviews; give it a chance, with an begin mind…you may be surprised!
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