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The Last Legion
2007
The Empire is being held to ransom by the Barbarians. On the eve of the coronation of the 12-year-old Romulus Augustus, his mentor, the shaman Ambrosinus (Ben Kingsley), predicts disaster. His worst fears are realised as the Goths sack the once-great city of Rome and capture the last Emperor and his protector. They are .. Read more
| Starring | Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai, Peter Mullan |
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| Director | Doug Lefler |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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The Last Legion
The Empire is being held to ransom by the Barbarians. On the eve of the coronation of the 12-year-old Romulus Augustus, his mentor, the shaman Ambrosinus (Ben Kingsley), predicts disaster. His worst fears are realised as the Goths sack the once-great city of Rome and capture the last Emperor and his protector. They are imprisoned on the historic island of Capri, where Romulus is destined to discover the mythical sword of Cæsar that holds the prophecy -
'One edge to defend, one to defeat; In Britannia
was I forged... to fit the hand of he... who is destined to rule.'
One legionnaire survives to escort his Emperor to safety - the boy's loyal bodyguard, Aurelius (Colin Firth). Aided by a mysterious black-clad Byzantine warrior (Aishwarya Rai) and Ambrosinus' strategic cunning, Aurelius frees Romulus only to face betrayal and a fight for their lives. With the world against them, their only course of action is to reach the one legion loyal to Rome. They face a perilous trek across a continent to Britain in search of The Last Legion. There, a new myth - destined to span the centuries - is waiting to rise.
| Starring | Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai, Peter Mullan, Kevin McKidd, John Hannah, Iain Glen, Thomas Sangster |
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| Director | Doug Lefler |
| Studio | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 11 Feb 2008 Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
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Crudely mangling Arthurian legend into Roman history, this creaky swords n sandals romper trundles forward like a... read more on Time Out
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43 out of 44 people found this review helpful
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Not really foradult audiences but fun
I would have like dthis better if I were 12 and not 42, I think, but this retelling of the Arthurian legend, set in ancient Rome, is quite suitable for the sprogs, unless they are very young or very squeamish.
Firth is probably miscast- his 'rousing' speech at the end sounds more like a frustrated school teacher trying to get the class to buck up its ideas- but the action is non-stop and the child star is good. If only they had left off those last five minutes it would have been a better film all around. -
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
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Dear God No
An hour and a half of sheer arse.
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