Legion (2010)

Director:

Scott Charles Stewart

Writers (WGA):

Peter Schink (written by) and
Scott Charles Stewart (written by)

Release Date:

22 January 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

When the last angel falls, the fight for mankind begins.

Plot:

An out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race. When God loses faith in humankind...

Plot Keywords:

Diner | Angel | Faith | Apocalypse | God

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Paul Bettany	...	Michael
Lucas Black	...	Jeep Hanson
Tyrese Gibson	...	Kyle Williams
Adrianne Palicki	...	Charlie
Willa Holland	...	Audrey Anderson
Kate Walsh	...	Sandra Anderson
Kevin Durand	...	Gabriel
Charles S. Dutton	...	Percy Walker
Dennis Quaid	...	Bob Hanson
Jon Tenney	...	Howard Anderson
Jeanette Miller	...	Gladys Foster
Cameron Harlow	...	Minivan Boy
Doug Jones	...	Ice Cream Man
Josh Stamberg	...	Burton
Yancey Arias	...	Estevez

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence, and language.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | UK:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:16 | Germany:16 | Canada:13+ (theatrical rating) | Italy:VM14 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG12 | Mexico:B15 | South Korea:18 | Malaysia:18PL | Australia:MA | Peru:14 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | Taiwan:R-12 | Ireland:15 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Galisteo, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Bold Films

Trivia:

The tattoos on Micheal (and later Jeep) are Enochian, a language supposedly of the angels as recorded by John Dee and his seer Edward Kelley in the late 16th century, which they claimed was revealed to them by angels.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Audry is in the Minivan, one of the possessed scratch the window leaving visible marks, in the next shot the scratches are gone.

Quotes:

Howard Anderson:Audrey, honey? Your mother was wondering if you got dressed this morning with the specific intention of showing your ass off to the entire world?
Audrey Anderson:It's because I woke up hoping to get double teamed by a couple of meth head truckers in some bathroom of a desert shithole. It's good that we got stuck here.
Howard Anderson:I feel satisfied with that answer. I really do.

Movie Connections:

References The Terminator (1984)

Soundtrack:

Trip Tock

Either incomplete, or just plain lazy

Sadly, Legion is a movie that one WANTS to enjoy... Unfortunately, there really is just nothing really "good" about this movie. The film doesn't particularly appeal to ANY group of movie-goers. The plot and character development wear very thin, so anyone watching the movie for a good story will be disappointed. Low-attention-spanned action-buffs will find dull, repetitive fights and action sequences. People looking for good, well-portrayed actors will find shoddy performances from almost every player in the movie.

Paul Bettany probably does the only DECENT performance in the film. I say decent, and not good, because that's all it really is. There is a SINGLE DECENT fight scene in the movie. Again, not good, only because of lazy choreography and being too short.

There is a lot of thought put into this film, it's fairly obvious. The problem is a lack of real determination from anyone in front of, or behind the camera. The film is overall, fairly forgettable.