Legion (2010)

Admirable film.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

They just don't know how to end movies these days- they ruined it. So much potential lost.

This isn't the great art, but there are guilty pleasures aplenty in this ambitious take on the rebel angels theme. Who hasn't wondered if God has just given up on humanity? Fortunately, humanity has Paul Bettany as rebel angel Michael and he is not given up on humanity, but is burning with glorious purpose. In this movie it's convincing some folks in a run-down diner that all he movie has consistently good performances by all the cast. Fun ride.

Legion (2010) is a film that was meet with overwhelmingly negative feedback from critics, it was called a "big disappointment" by many. And I can see how the critics thought it was really bad, because there are elements to this film that just aren't good, but the movie as a whole is not god awful like many have suggested. One of the things that does not work in the movie is Lucas Blacks performance, it is very wooden and fake. I haven't really seen him in much, but dear god I hope his acting was better in his other films. Another thing that I thought was weak and underwhelming was Paul Bettany's acting at times. His performance wasn't bad throughout, but there are a few scenes where you just can't take him seriously. Now, for some things that worked. I liked Dennis Quaid, I thought he did a very nice job with his role, and the other actors did well also. The action sequences are constructed well, they're exciting and engaging to watch. The special effects are doable, definitely not the best, but they do the job alright. The pacing is choppy sometimes, going from deep talks between characters to shoot em up action scenes. Overall, I don't really recommend Legion. There are better movies in this genre to be watched. It was alright, nothing too special. 6/10.

This film surprised me, I wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. I can see a lot of negative reviews on here but they must be by people who had high hopes or people who went to the cinema to watch this - for me I found this on a satellite channel one cold night. I had no expectations and the only thing I hoped was that I wasn't wasting my night. God is annoyed with humans, he's lost faith in us and thinks it'll be better to wipe us out. God unleashes a horde or evil angels to reap the souls of Earth as punishment, it's up to Paul Bettany as Archangel Michael and a handful of patrons at a desert highway diner to save the world. Michael was part of the original 'apocalypse' plan but has rebelled against God in favour of fighting for humankind and now finds himself amongst them trying to protect amongst others, a pregnant mother carrying a child he believes will be the saviour of man kind in the future. As Michael defeats wave after wave of evil angels even more darker and twisted angels are sent. Watching this film felt like playing a computer game, it felt like each wave of evil got stronger and I was waiting for the lead up to the final boss. The acting was average, the script wasn't annoying, the visuals were embracing enough. This is plain and simple a comic book version of a war between good and bad. In that guise Bettany delivers with his broody approach while Dennis Quid manage to provide occasional light relief. Maybe I enjoyed this as I didn't pay to watch it and had no expectations. Ignore other negative reviews and just give this film a try, it's not awful and there are worse ways to spend 100mins of your life.