17 January 2009

The Last Legion (2007)

Colin Firth as a Roman Centurion sent to rescue a kidnapped boy? Firth is great in some roles but, like his nemesis in Bridget Jones’ Diary, Hugh Grant, an action/adventure star he is not. It’s a film with awkward fight scenes, a muddled script (reworking the Excalibur/Arthurian legend), and a clumsy, unneeded love interest (Firth with Aishwarya Rai in warrior mode). Ben Kingsley works well as the wizard, but he can work well as anything.

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