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Centurion
Oh man, if there's one thing I can't get enough of, it's Michael Fassbender. The man just radiates talent, he exhales awesome and he always stands out...even in Jonah Hex
Centurion is a film by Neil Marshall, and right from the beginning you can see that the film is low-budget with poor special effects (especially the blood, and there is a lot of blood), but the best thing about Centurion is...you don't notice any of the problems until the movie finishes.
The film centres around Quintus Dias (Fassbender), a soldier of Rome who joins up with the 9th Legion led by Dominic West after escaping...some form of scottish folk?
The film is essentially a gigantic chase scene and is filled with both entertaining and boring moments, and some of the more complex characters are killed off way too early, which is very disappointing.
Perhaps one of the best parts of the film and yet the most questionable is when Michael Fassbender and co. meet an exiled 'witch' played by Imogen Poots, and you can probably predict what will happen between those two. But the age gap between Fassbender and Poots is incredibly noticeable and I was never able to shake it off, it just seems creepy.
The films climax is disappointing, and it is very noticeable that there wasn't much of a budget to play around with, so the climatic fight is considerably fast and poorly constructed and the resolution is way too rushed.
Overall Centurion is fun and entertaining if you're into Lord Of The Rings, 300, etc. but don't be looking for anything huge or epic...or else you will be disappointed.
Oh man, if there's one thing I can't get enough of, it's Michael Fassbender. The man just radiates talent, he exhales awesome and he always stands out...even in Jonah Hex
Centurion is a film by Neil Marshall, and right from the beginning you can see that the film is low-budget with poor special effects (especially the blood, and there is a lot of blood), but the best thing about Centurion is...you don't notice any of the problems until the movie finishes.
The film centres around Quintus Dias (Fassbender), a soldier of Rome who joins up with the 9th Legion led by Dominic West after escaping...some form of scottish folk?
The film is essentially a gigantic chase scene and is filled with both entertaining and boring moments, and some of the more complex characters are killed off way too early, which is very disappointing.
Perhaps one of the best parts of the film and yet the most questionable is when Michael Fassbender and co. meet an exiled 'witch' played by Imogen Poots, and you can probably predict what will happen between those two. But the age gap between Fassbender and Poots is incredibly noticeable and I was never able to shake it off, it just seems creepy.
The films climax is disappointing, and it is very noticeable that there wasn't much of a budget to play around with, so the climatic fight is considerably fast and poorly constructed and the resolution is way too rushed.
Overall Centurion is fun and entertaining if you're into Lord Of The Rings, 300, etc. but don't be looking for anything huge or epic...or else you will be disappointed.