Synopsis
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.
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Cast
- Colin FirthAurelius
- Ben KingsleyAmbrosinus
- Aishwarya Rai BachchanMira
- Peter MullanOdoacer
- Kevin McKiddWulfila
- John HannahNestor
- Iain GlenOrestes
- Thomas Brodie-SangsterRomulus Augustus
- Rupert FriendDemetrius
- Nonso AnozieBatiatus
Recommendations
- 63
TV Guide Magazine
While not exactly in the same league as the visually dazzling "Excalibur" and saddled with cheap looking CGI effects, this Anglo-Italian co-production has quite a bit of fun finding a direct path from the fall of Rome to the birth of Arthurian legend. - 50
The A.V. Club
Though it's never wise to underestimate the power or universal appeal of Rai's cleavage and lustrous hair, that's about all that sets the doggedly mediocre The Last Legion apart from every other sword-and-sandal epic about the origins of Camelot. - 50
ReelViews
When a movie wants to be sold as a spectacle, it had better deliver something more spectacular than this. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Not as bad as it sounds nor as good as it might have been. - 50
Boston Globe
The film is nothing to be ashamed of (especially if you're Kingsley). But it's as if everybody involved knows what the deal is. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
Every once in a while, though, Firth's eyebrow hints, Can you believe I'm wearing this dorky leather breastplate? - 40
Variety
Seriously hampered by glaring inconsistencies of tone and intent, and often feels like a series of highlights carved out of a much longer epic. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Lackluster and decidedly old-fashioned (in the worst way).
