Legion

Screen Gems | Release Date: January 22, 2010

4.5	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 216 Ratings

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thelordoffilmAug 13, 2010

I really want to say this I'm a geek for movies that has to do with sci-fi and horror and action, as well as the genre of fantasy. When a film gets released with these very good qualities, I'm your number one man at the movies ready to seeI really want to say this I'm a geek for movies that has to do with sci-fi and horror and action, as well as the genre of fantasy. When a film gets released with these very good qualities, I'm your number one man at the movies ready to see it. So when I saw Legion's preview I was very giddy, but there's a problem. What I don't appreciate is that Hollywood thinks I'm a nerd and a geek so I'm going to watch a mediocre movie no matter what. Just because it has a glossy packaging doesn't mean it's good. What's better to attract a sixteen year old boy to the movies? Oooo I know let's put a poster with the main character and lets have him have really big guns. Wait I have a better idea let's put angel wings behind him that should do the trick. Then the trailer will have cool explosions and really exciting one-liners. Damn this movie got me hooked I'm watching this. They pay $10.50 ticket, $21.00 if they have a date then another $20.00 for food; watching a bad movie not priceless. Well I'm 23 years old and I have seen my share of movies to uncover studios bulls@#t. Legion is a movie that tries to capture fan boys because of the cool images but the serving is really distasteful. It's another stupid attempt to make a franchise. Legion's plot is a weird one with several holes in it but I'll get to that later. God has lost faith in mankind; he's basically tired of us. So in the bible he sent a flood like much of us has learned, so he decides to send mindless zombies who are possessed by angels. Yeah I said that I didn't stutter. You heard me say mindless zombies right because they're going to end up as target practice like we didn't know that was going to happen. So back to the plot, Michael who is an angel does not agree with God's descion. So he decides to come to earth and sacrifices his angel status and becomes human. You see I put "angel status" the movie never explains why he does that. He goes to diner full of misfits to protect a pregnant woman who bears the child to end the war. I have a number of questions on this, where is the father of the child no explanation and nobody bothers to ask. Why does God wants zombies to end the world, is he a big studio executive who wants to see action or God's a big George Romero fan wanted to use zombies. I'm sorry but Legion being directed by a former special effects director I wasn't really convinced with the special effects. Now I know why George Romero and Danny Boyle can really make zombie movies there zombies transforms in the most disgusting and scariest ways. In Legion they transform like this. Their head shakes really rapidly like a bobble head and black contact lens and fake shark teeth. It looks pretty ridiculous. The acting, don't get me started on the acting Paul Bettany was the only shine of light in this movie and it's a pretty dark movie. Most of all the dialogue was dull as well. I do give credit where credits do. Gabriel and Michael in angel form looks pretty cool. Their action sequence was somewhat entertaining. There is good writing here as well the speech that Michael gives to Jeep and a very cool quote that Michael says in the end. "You gave him what he wanted but I gave him what he needed" That was pretty cool, as well as the grandma scene was pretty good too. That's four good things out of so many wrong things can't recommend this even to the low IQs.… Expand

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DPJan 29, 2010

Not the greatest film ever then again what can anyone expect from a movie with Dennis Quaid in it... Oh and anybody who hasn't actually watched the movie, SASHA, should keep their useless opinions about the movie to themselves... quit Not the greatest film ever then again what can anyone expect from a movie with Dennis Quaid in it... Oh and anybody who hasn't actually watched the movie, SASHA, should keep their useless opinions about the movie to themselves... quit clogging up the internet with your miserable assumptions.… Expand

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JasonV.Feb 20, 2010

This Movie Sucks... God Hates Us So He Sends Angels To Kill Us? And We (Mere Humans) Have The Power To Fight Off Angels? Really? Get Real!!!

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Ruler101Dec 2, 2010

The reason I give this a 5 is strictly because of certain scare moments that make you quiver. The graphics I thought were decent for this kind of movie but the storyline again is where it makes a difference. Every movie that doesn't do wellThe reason I give this a 5 is strictly because of certain scare moments that make you quiver. The graphics I thought were decent for this kind of movie but the storyline again is where it makes a difference. Every movie that doesn't do well in the ratings is because the movie either drags or moves to fast to understand anything. This movie didn't start to move until the middle and then it was just information thrown at you. In the end it was confusing to understand what Michael (Paul Bettany) was saying but it made sense after you think hard about it.… Expand

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rotkuFeb 13, 2012

With this and the woeful "Priest" in the bag I have to wonder why Paul Bettany has bothered. This is a predictable, spot the plot religious horror. I didn't set my expectations too high but unfortunately this movie still came up short. IWith this and the woeful "Priest" in the bag I have to wonder why Paul Bettany has bothered. This is a predictable, spot the plot religious horror. I didn't set my expectations too high but unfortunately this movie still came up short. I thought with Dennis Quaid and Charles S.Dutton there may be hope but unfortunately not although at least Duttons character had some purpose unlike the other cannon fodder.… Expand

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TyranianApr 24, 2020

Bettany is okay but this film has dodgy writing and seriously messed-up theology.

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Meth-dudeApr 17, 2020

The acting is average at best, the special effects are terrible, the plot is ridiculous, cliché and predictable and it takes itself way too seriously. But, it's also very entertaining, quite enjoyable and it's an easy watch. If you're lookingThe acting is average at best, the special effects are terrible, the plot is ridiculous, cliché and predictable and it takes itself way too seriously. But, it's also very entertaining, quite enjoyable and it's an easy watch. If you're looking for a ridiculous, mindless, so bad it's good fantasy movie, you might actually end up liking it.… Expand

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Mitya64Jun 10, 2018

Неплохой фильм. Смутила концовка, да и так были непонятки. Был только 1 нормальный момент это с бабкой

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GiugiOct 3, 2022

This movie looks like a video game because it is structured in waves of enemies of increasing difficulty, and this makes the plot almost secondary. The plot has a very nice and almost original basic idea but then the execution is not the bestThis movie looks like a video game because it is structured in waves of enemies of increasing difficulty, and this makes the plot almost secondary. The plot has a very nice and almost original basic idea but then the execution is not the best and this makes it full of holes from start to finish, so you can't really understand why the whole film unfolds.… Expand

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