The Last Legion

Aishwarya Rai, Ben Kingsley, Colin Firth

"The Last legion" is a fantasy action-adventure in the vein of "The Sword and the Stone" set against the fall of Rome and its last emperor, 12 year-old Romulus Augustus, the boy who would rule for a...( read more  read more... ) day before losing all that he loved: his family, his home, and an empire that once stood for truth and honor. Imprisoned on the island-fortress of Capri, Romulus searches for a means of escape. He discovers instead "excaliburnus," the legendary sword of Julius Caesar, and realizes that he must do all in his power to save Rome. Aided by the clever strategies of his teacher, Ambrosinus, and the heroic skills of his loyal legionnaire, Aurelius, Romulus escapes the island. Accompanied by his friends and a mysterious envoy from Constantinople, Romulus travels to Britannia in search of the last Roman Legion – the fabled Dragon Legion. There, Romulus will fight alongside his friends to make his last stand for Rome and take his first steps to becoming a man and he king who would father a legend.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Doug Lefler

Released: December 31, 2006

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DVD Released: December 18, 2007

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  • March 29, 2009
    The Last Legion just didn't click with me. It lacked the crucial sense of "epic-ness" that movies of this ilk need. The cast was unexciting, the story flew by without making an impression, it was just not fun to watch.

    The whole King Arthur connection seemed to be just tacked on... ...( read more )
  • November 29, 2008
    keep falling asleep in the middle of this one
  • November 3, 2008
    a so so adventure film basically made for family viewing and with ben kingsley abnormally doing some pretty shit acting. colin firth... can't stand the fairy. a fairy holding a sword?? what's the world coming to?
  • August 6, 2008
    Remarkably bad take on the "true" King Arthur story. The 2004 film, King Arthur, really wasn't very good, but it's lightyears ahead of this mess.
  • June 4, 2008
    "The legend began beneath these dark hills and under this same sky. It tells of a sword of great power, forged for the conqueror Julius Caesar. This weapon was passed down until it reached the last of Caesar's noble line, the emperor Tiberius. On his death. It was hidden away ... ...( read more )
  • June 28, 2009
    not a bad movie a little weird(excalibur and the roman empire linked? though they were in the same "supposed" time, it's rather hard to believe)

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August 17, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Put yourself in the proper boy's-adventure mindset and The Last Legion's corny moments will just add to the charm. full review

August 17, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

All are given swords to swing and mouthfuls of fake archaic dialogue to speak and none of it makes a whisper of sense. full review

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  • HoosierBear28
    May 25, 2008
    this movie sucks!!
  • stevewyllie1
    October 17, 2007
    its entertaining and thats what we need!!!action,comical humour,battles,historic theme an escape from the real world!!

  • gunner88544
    September 2, 2007
    Burn all copies of this film now!!! Only watch this film if u want to cringe yourself to death
  • gyvette
    August 21, 2007
    I can not wait to see this movie!!!!
  • tolomo
    August 19, 2007
    the film is based on a book by an italian writer, Valerio Massimo Manfredi...
  • ALISON1900US
    August 18, 2007
    it seeing like as great maovies to watch itwhen come oute
  • callum365
    August 16, 2007
    not seen it yet but if its as good as the book was, itll be great
  • markeyrulz
    August 16, 2007
    Its.. based on a book called "The Last Legion"
  • maryammaryammaryam
    August 14, 2007
    I had been it.. I'm so lucky.. lol
  • lordmark05
    August 14, 2007
    would like to see it out of intrest

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