Synopsis
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.
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Cast
- Michael FassbenderCenturion Quintus Dias
- Olga KurylenkoEtain
- David MorrisseyBothos
- Liam CunninghamBrick
- Dominic WestGeneral Titus Flavius Virilus
- Imogen PootsArianne
- Ulrich ThomsenGorlacon
- JJ FeildThax
- Noel ClarkeMacros
- Dimitri LeonidasLeonidas
Recommendations
- 90
Village Voice
Up to now, writer-director Neil Marshall has specialized in horror movies (Dog Soldiers, The Descent), but here, he imagines and communicates a remote world with terrific energy and a passion for detail. - 80
Variety
"Doomsday," horror-trained British helmer Neil Marshall flexes strong action muscles and carves copious flesh here, creating the sort of broadsword-based bedlam that will thrill fans of ancient martial movies. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
The plot's pretty thin -- even for a gladiator movie. Fortunately, when it comes to crunchy impalings and messy arterial geysers, Marshall's a maestro. - 75
ReelViews
Marshall, who helmed the underrated horror film, "The Descent," has a flair for the visual. Some of the mountainscapes, captured by use of a helicopter, are nothing short of spectacular. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Centurion delivers some large-scale action but plays almost like a Roman-era Western in its depiction of a few soldiers trying to get home alive after the slaughter of their comrades. - 70
Movieline
If you're like me, and you find yourself retreating to a safe place in your mind whenever human beings are being graphically decapitated on screen, you'll spend the majority of Centurion, horror maestro (The Descent) Neil Marshall's Roman bloodbath, on psychological lockdown. - 63
Boston Globe
The profanity is delightful. And the general atmosphere is grim. The movie just isn't terribly inspired. - 60
Empire
A gritty, brutal chase movie that's more about swords (and spears, and axes) than sandals - although it could have done with a lot more character-meat on those bones.
