Friday
22Jan2010
Movie Review - 'Legion'
Friday, January 22, 2010 at 2:36AM | Legion
Starring Paul Bettany, Adrianne Palicki, and Dennis Quaid  |
Where oh where to begin with Legion? Actually not beginning at all is your best course of action. And, perhaps in a stroke of irony, the film itself appears to have advanced no further than its beginning, the "what if" that sets it all in motion.
Because of that, Legion is less effective as a movie than it is as a series of still photographs. Pick a production still, a frame from any scene you like, and it's probably more satisfying than the film itself. Did it have to be this way? You know, it probably did, actually, because from start to finish, Legion cuts with the precision of a spork.
The story is tripe: God wants to wipe out the human race, so just deal with it. However, you'd expect him to have a better plan of attack than this, singling out the unborn savior of our kind, which deserves a little more explanation because, well, I thought mankind already had one of those. An archangel named Michael (Paul Bettany) falls to Earth to initially carry out his boss' wishes, and that means killing Charlie (Adrianne Palicki) a waitress at a greasy spoon in the middle of nowhere before the child's birth. But the angel changes his mind, choosing to save the child and, therefore, humanity.
God, who is clearly in an Old Testament phase at this point, does not take kindly to Michael's decision, but chooses the worst possible soldiers to help another angel (Kevin Durand) do his bidding, including an octogenarian and an ice cream man. Why do they have to transform into fanged monster types? Seems like a waste of resources.
Reader Comments (16)
I wanted it to be better, I expected it to be this.
How very disappointing. I really like Paul Bettany. Guess I'll scratch this one off my list.
Well...when i heard the plot i knew this movie wasn't going any where. If God wants to wipe us out then it is done! I don't think angels would stop it...
I haven't read one good review for this flick so it looks like I'll be seeing something else this weekend. I'll just rewatch The Prophecy to see how a damn good homicidal angel movie is supposed to be done.
But how unintentionally hilarious was it Colin?? That's the reason why I want to see it- because it looks horribly awesome.
When I saw the grandma crawl on the ceiling like she was a spider-monkey in the trailer, I couldn't get enough, so I'm hoping the movie lives up to my low, low standards.
I wish I could say it was hilarious, unintentionally or not. More horrible than horribly awesome. Incidentally, my high watermark for unintentional comedy is Popcorn, the wretched early 90s slasher flick. Amazingly enough, it's like they edited that film to leave space for audience comments. It's a near-perfect MST3K movie.
This one is just a dullard.
Book of Eli was much better. IMO this film couldve been good, it had a somewhat Intriguing idea. But the way they executed this idea was just plain bad. Im not a big stickler when it comes to movies and I was expecting a decent popcorn action flick. It wasnt too awful but the many many plot holes in this movie stuck out like a sore thumb. If anything rent it
Adrianne palicki did this instead of more Friday night lights?
Ive never seen a 1 ape on this website before, or one I can remember...
this must be badddd
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Oh c'mon, the movie wasnt that bad even though it is missing a few things, but seriously..i think it wasnt as bad as you people say it is, and i also think that for those of you who have not seen this movie yet, you should watch it first, then make ur own mind up on what you think about it befor reading bad comments linked to this movie, Try not to judge a movie toooo much on what others think because we all have different likes and dislikes.
I give this movie a 7/10
I really injoyed watching it even though it needed to be a little more realistic and have abit more depth. I didnt like the slow build up in the beginning, Most of this movie was quite interesting to watch.
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well i found this movie very intersting but its a cinema Movie but i here :
http://watchhollybollymovies.blogspot.com/2010/01/legion-watch-online-free.html
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In the end, Legion is damned not by God but by dopey and long-winded dialogue, its inherent cheesiness, bland characters, and a very confused take on the Almighty.
I hope leigon is the best horror movie of 2010 in hollywood film industry. Wish you the great success.
This was NOT as bad as previous posts would suggest, i liked it, God WAS speaking through it!!!!
God is pissed off with mankind!!
Looking for someone to stand in the gap. If he doesnt find them, then you will see DESTRUCTION WORLDWIDE
stop watching so many movies and go prayer walk your neighbourhood...shitheads
the prophet hit the mark on some things.
in simplicity, i like the word, "mortals" having unexhaustable power in choice.. wow choice, rendering left or right. Good movie, jump out of seat action.