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Legion
By Chris Zimmerman
May 12, 2010 - 09:05

Studios: Screen Gems
Writer(s): Peter Schink, Scott Stewart
$28.95 US
Starring: Paul Bettany, Lucas Black, Tyrese Gibson, Adrianne Palicki
Directed by: Scott Stewart
Produced by: David Lancaster, Michel Litvak
Running Time: 100 minutes
Release Date: 5/11/2010
Rating: R
Distributors: Sony Home Entertainment

Hollywood and the apocalypse are no strangers to each other. In fact there have been so many different variations of the end of times that one has to wonder if those chugging out the scripts have the real inside track.

The latest in the growing list of end of the world themed movies, Legion pits humanity against God of all things, and the almighty’s legion of demonic forces. While there is enough religious imagery to possibly offend those who would choose to view this as a slap in the face of God, it should be noted that Legion’s intent is only to provide hokey and cheesy fun wrapped in 100 minutes of cinematic drivel. The truth of the matter is, Legion should be taken with a grain of salt.

If you’ve already seen the trailer you already have your full understanding of what the film entails. God is royally upset with humanity and believes us to have lost our way. Rather than create a second massive flood to drown us all much in the way he did the first time he was perturbed, he sends out a swarm of warrior angels to wipe out his creation. Michael is a warrior angel whose disagrees with this method and decides to stand in the face of overwhelming odds to defend an unborn child who may be humanity’s only hope at salvation.

The result is a long drawn out battle from a desert shelter between Michael and the angels. Of course there are others huddled inside desperate for survival, who agrees to help out Michael if for no other reason than to save their own skins. One would think that man made weapons would have little effect on angelic beings created by the almighty but Hollywood is determined to prove otherwise.

If Legion were a B-movie, it would be acceptable but unfortunately, it fails at even that. There are just too many unintended funny moments that will have the audience giggling rather than sitting glued to their seats in shock. It doesn’t help that for an action movie, the choreography is nothing more than lazily strung together sequences of actors yelling and shooting.

What this boils down to is 100 minutes of silliness. From the above description it should be made apparent that Legion is at the end of the day, a harmless film that is seen then forgotten. Those hoping to find a hidden cult classic will be sorely disappointed are better left searching elsewhere. Five minutes in and your likely to realize you already lost a part of your life.

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