THE LAST LEGION Film Review - 29/10/07

Another vague fantasy film stuck in an 'historical' setting with mysterious mentors, valiant men, female warriors and the tired old tale of a re-telling of the Arthurian mythos and Excalibur once again. Where do these writers get this awful material from? Certainly action packed with a lot of fight scenes and fantasy violence this was a definite notch up from "The Dark Is Rising". The last of the line of Julius Caesar goes on a quest after finding the sword Excalibur to find the Lost Legion Of The Ninth in Britannia being chased by evil Visigoths and the local enemy Vortgyn & his forces. Merlin crops up as Ben Kingsley putting on a creditable accent and another great performance from an unrecognisable James Cosmo as Hrothgar. Kevin McKidd plays the main vile villain Wulfila who eventually gets his just desserts! Worth watching once - But you wouldn't add it to your DVD collection.