It often pains me, after seeing a film I consider perfectly watchable, to come to IMDb and find the majority of reviews ripping it apart. Though this is by no means a masterpiece it is an enjoyable, well structured film with good acting, good scripting and a solid plot. I've seen lots of people complaining that the last quarter is a weak point and though I can see the argument it still does run everything back together nicely. There are some weird points not fully explained (SPOILER: the prophetic tattoos on Jeeps arm?) and I do find the level of character death-rate slightly too high. Yet I finished the film feeling it had made its point: humanity is basically scum but with redeeming features, nothing too high brow or original but valid none the less. I didn't find the acting or lines overly cheesy or strained as others have said; in fact I thought Paul Bettany did a damn fine job being the soldier built on compassion his character required. Perhaps he could have been slightly less mystical about his intentions but then again I wouldn't have thought many people would accept "I'm an angel disobeying God by protecting this potential prophet". Overall, what I really wish to stress with this review is that the current 5/10 rating is fine until held in comparison. IMDb currently rates films which ARE poorly scripted, cheesily acted and generally confusing with plot lines such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Lost Boys at much higher status (6-7/10) and I don't feel that, in comparison, Legion deserves its current status. It is very similar to many big Hollywood films such as Wolverine: it's an enjoyable, well acted romp with some decent if not too subtle character development and a script which does the job.
Review of Legion
